"IL Gattopardo" is a superb (Italian) historical mural (by)
; it guides a journey back to the time and space of the Sicilian dynasty at the end of the 19th century; the authentic texture of the fabrics of the props and the antique furniture The rusty stains create an immersive effect, allowing the audience to smell the history of the 20th century ()
. But the film is neither history nor legend. It is just a world retrieved in memory. It is a struggle between the artist’s spirit and time ()
; in the prom at the end of the film, the director takes a single shot The different scenes shot are combined in a long-shot image according to their internal relationships, with a sense of change in the era of the alternation of the new and the old, but without any sense of abruptness ()
; this luxury dance party that lasted nearly an hour created a visual The shock on the scene contrasts with the loneliness of Prince Salina ()
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Extended Reading
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Prince Don Fabrizio Salina: I belong to an unlucky generation, astride between two worlds and ill-at-ease in both. And what is more, I am completely without illusions. Now, what would the Senate do with me, an inexperienced legislator who lacks the faculty for self-deception, an essential requisite for wanting to guide others. No, I cannot lift a finger in politics. It would be bitten off.
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Prince Don Fabrizio Salina: [to Father Pirronr] You're used to naked souls. You should know that naked bodies are far more innocent.