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Family. Visconti di Modrone. Honours. Civil Order of Savoy. 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 ...
- 17 March 1976 (aged 69), Rome, Italy
- Eriprando Visconti (nephew)
Jun 13, 2018 · On April 15, 1944, in Rome, Fascist soldiers captured Luchino Visconti di Modrone, the Count of Lonate Pozzolo. Since the late thirties, the Count had been a loyal Communist, sheltering party...
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May 23, 2018 · Visconti, Luchino (1906–76) Italian film director, b. Count Don Luchino Visconti di Modrone. His debut film, Ossessione (1942), was a pioneering work of Italian neo-realism. Other films include Senso (1953), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), The Leopard (1963), Death in Venice (1971), and Conversation Piece (1975).
Sep 1, 2022 · Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo, was a chain smoking, Marxist, Roman Catholic, gay filmmaker from a Milanese noble family that came to prominence in the 13th century. It is fair to say he was a man of contradictions, contradictions that translated into complex ideas and stunning images throughout his filmmaking career.
Apr 15, 2024 · Luchino Visconti (born Nov. 2, 1906, Milan—died March 17, 1976, Rome) was an Italian motion-picture director whose realistic treatment of individuals caught in the conflicts of modern society contributed significantly to the post-World War II revolution in Italian filmmaking and earned him the title of father of Neorealism.
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Oct 8, 2015 · Born a wealthy aristocrat (his official title was Count don Luchino Visconti di Modrone), he was friends with the likes of opera composer Puccini, conductor Toscanini, and writer Gabriele...
When Count Luchino Visconti di Modrone descended on Sicily in 1962 to film his ravishing three-hour adaptation of Giuseppe di Lampedusa’s novel The Leopard, he was armed with a $5 million...
