1963's The Leopard, directed by the Italian Count Luchino Visconti and based on the best-selling novel by countryman Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa, tells the story of an Old World aristocrat - the Sicilian Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of Salina as he faces the...read the complete Leopard, The (1963) review at filmcritic.com (Jake Euker)
As the story of Prince Salina and his rebellious nephew (Alain Delon), who joins Garibaldi's revolutionaries then falls in love with the daughter of a nouveax riche merchant, unfolds, it's clear that Visconti (an aristocrat himself by birth) has a persona...read the complete Leopard, The (1963) review at BBC Films