Luchino Visconti
Also known as Luchino Visconti, conte di Modorone, Don Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Conte di Lonate Pozzolo
Italian director (1906–1976)
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Luchino Visconti was an Italian film and theater director who lived from 1906 to 1976 and became known for creating visually stunning works that often explored themes of wealth, decay, and human passion. His films and productions remain influential in cinema and theater history for their artistic ambition and distinctive style.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1906
- Died
- 1976
- Works
- 40
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Film & TV
Directing · Milan, Lombardy, Italy
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (2 November 1906 - 17 March 1976) was an Italian theatre, opera and cinema director, as well as a screenwriter. He is best known for his films The Leopard (1963) and Death in Venice (1971).
Known for
- E Trema Ancora, the Other Voice of Luchino Visconti — Self(archive footage)2024
- Ciao Marcello - Mastroianni l'antidivo — Self (archive footage)2024
- Romy, A Free Woman — archive footage2022
- Trintignant by Trintignant — Self (archive footage)2021
- Cinecittà, de Mussolini à la Dolce Vita — Self (archive footage)2021
- The Most Beautiful Boy in the World — Self (archival footage)2021
- Hossein, Ronet, Trintignant : Confidences de trois acteurs inoubliables2021
- Anna Karina, Remember — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Article
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo ( Italian: [luˈkiːno viˈskonti di moˈdroːne]; 2 November 1906 – 17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter. He was one of the fathers of cinematic neorealism but later moved towards luxurious, sweeping epics dealing with themes of beauty, decadence, death, and European history, especially the decay of the nobility and the bourgeoisie. Critic Jonathan Jones wrote that "no one did as much to shape Italian cinema as Luchino Visconti.”
Born into a Milanese noble family with close ties to the artistic world, Visconti began his career in France as an assistant director to Jean Renoir. His 1943 directorial debut, Ossessione, was condemned by the Fascist regime for its unvarnished depictions of working-class characters but was later renowned as a pioneering work of Italian cinema, generally regarded as the first neorealist film. During World War II, he served in the Italian resistance, and afterwards was active in left-wing politics.