The Prince Salina family had lived a peaceful life. But as the situation changed dramatically, the prince's nephew, Don Credi, defected to the Garibal army of the Young Italians who were landing in Sicily. Returning to his hometown, Don Credi fell in love with Angelica, the daughter of Mayor Sedara, at first sight. The two fell in love and soon got engaged. Sedara promised to give her daughter a rich dowry, which saved Salina's dying family, and Sedara was also complacent about being able to get along with the great nobles. Since then, Sicily has held a referendum that unanimously voted for the annexation of Italy. Turin sent a messenger to invite Salina to serve as a representative of nobles and nobles to participate in parliamentary work, but Salina refused.
The new government did not bring any changes to the island that had been sleeping for more than two thousand years, especially after the defeat of Garibaldi, the life of Palermo's high society returned to its old state, and the nobles held dances frequently, although at the end of the film, Victoria Sconti is indeed suspected of falling into pessimism and breaking the balance between reminiscence and criticism, but it cannot be said that Leopard lacks objective criticism. Take the long ball as an example. It is a kind of nostalgia, hoping that the ball (the old times) will continue like this and never end; it is also a kind of poignant irony. In this seemingly endless hustle and bustle, we have seen all the luxury , corruption, depravity, and sanctimonious absurd scenes. Through a ball, Visconti told the audience about the living beings of the aristocratic class. In his ambiguous sight, he was half nostalgic, half critical; half reminiscence, half farewell. , fortunately after the catastrophe
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