Directed by Luchino Visconti
Based on the Novel by Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa
Opening Remarks by Prof. Santi V. Buscemi
Please join us for a special screening of Luchino Visconti's award-winning film, The Leopard (Il Gattopardo) at the Italian American Museum on Thursday, August 28th. The film re-creates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years of Italy’s Risorgimento, when the aristocracy lost its grip and the middle classes rose and formed a unified, democratic Italy.
The film, starring Burt Lancaster, has been described as a fresco of Sicilian life because of its opulent recreation of life. The saturated colours, cinematography, and Visconti's renowned attention to detail all helped make it the winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1963.
The evening's program will commence with an introduction by Prof. Santi V. Buscemi. Prof. Buscemi, the son of Italian immigrants from Agrigento, Sicily, has lectured extensively on Sicilian literature and architecture.
Thursday, August 28th
6:00pm
Suggested donation of $10 per person
Italian American Museum
155 Mulberry Street
(Corner of Grand and Mulberry Streets)
New York, NY 10013
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