X
- 2004
- Approved
- 3 h 6 m
- 2004
- Approved
- 3 h 6 m
Summary Set in Sicily in 1860, Luchino Visconti's spectacular 1963 adaptation of Giuseppe di Lampedusa's international bestseller is one of the cinema's greatest evocations of the past, achingly depicting the passing of an ancient order. (Film Forum)
- 2004
- Approved
- 3 h 6 m
- 2004
- Approved
- 3 h 6 m
The Leopard (re-release)
100
7.8
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Summary Set in Sicily in 1860, Luchino Visconti's spectacular 1963 adaptation of Giuseppe di Lampedusa's international bestseller is one of the cinema's greatest evocations of the past, achingly depicting the passing of an ancient order. (Film Forum)
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
100
100% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
0% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Universal Acclaim
Based on 12 Critic Reviews
100
100% Positive
12 Reviews
12 Reviews
0% Mixed
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
0 Reviews
The film is a glittering triumph of personal expression at its most elegant and opulent.
Smart and sumptuous.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 69 User Ratings
7.8
78% Positive
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
12% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
10% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 69 User Ratings
7.8
78% Positive
54 Ratings
54 Ratings
12% Mixed
8 Ratings
8 Ratings
10% Negative
7 Ratings
7 Ratings
The Leopard, or better "Il Gattopardo", is a monument in movie history. First of all because of the suburb setting (great and wide landscape of Sicily, the rich costumes, the palaces), the great acting, and beautiful actors like Claudia Cardinale and Alain Delon. It has a very intelligent storyline and although not a fast movie it has never a dull moment. Thank you Luchino Visconti for this great masterpiece!
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One of the greatest of all epics.
Italy's top bestseller of recent literary history, Giuseppe Tomasi Di Lampedusa's The Leopard comes to the screen in a magnificent film, munificently outfitted and splendidly acted by a large cast dominated by Burt Lancaster. (Review of Original Release)
Virtually every Super Technirama frame of Luchino Visconti's 1963 masterpiece The Leopard could be described as "painterly" in its ornate details and exquisitely balanced color compositions. (Review of DVD Release)
The film's superb first two hours, which weave social and historical themes into rich personal drama, turn out to be only a prelude to the magnificent final hour--an extended ballroom sequence that leaves history behind to become one of the most moving meditations on individual mortality in the history of the cinema. (Review of 1983 Release)
This is a gorgeous, fascinating account of the interplay between the personal and the social, directed with the kind of insight that only an aristocrat turned Marxist like Visconti could afford. (Review of Original Release)
"The Leopard" is the epic war drama that "Gone With The Wind" wished it could be. Plus Burt Lancaster is a bamf and Claudia Cardinale is a hottie. What more can you ask for?
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You see, people, not only the Leopard is a success, but also a collector's edition for everyone who wants to collect so much movies. This must be in your collection otherwise, there's something wrong with you.
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Excellent characterization. Passionate story. But it is very long and sometimes boring. The technical level is quite good. Also did not like the end of the story.
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Visconti's Palme dâ
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Awards
Academy Awards, USA
• 1 Nomination
Golden Globes, USA
• 1 Nomination
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
• 3 Wins & 7 Nominations
