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The Leopard (Special
Edition 3 Disc Set )
Luchino Visconti's The Leopard is an epic on the grandest possible
scale. The film recreates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the
tumultuous years of Italy's Risorgimento-when the aristocracy lost its
grip and the middle classes rose and formed a unified, democratic Italy.
Burt Lancaster stars as the aging prince watching his culture and fortune
wane in the face of a new generation, represented by his upstart nephew
(Alain Delon) and his beautiful fiancée (Claudia Cardinale).
Awarded the Palme d'Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, The Leopard
translates Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa's novel, and the history it
recounts, into a cinematic masterpiece. The Criterion Collection DVD
presents the film in two distinct versions: Visconti's original Italian
version, and the alternate English-language version released in America
in a newly restored special edition.
DVD (Special Edition 3 Disc Set ) - The Criterion
Collection
- New high-definition digital transfer, with restored image and sound
and enhanced for widescreen televisions
- New transfer of the 161-minute American release, with English-language
dialogue (including Burt Lancaster's actual voice)
- Audio commentary by film scholar Peter Cowie
- A Dying Breed, a new hour-long documentary featuring interviews
with Claudia Cardinale, screenwriter Suso Ceccho D'Amico, cinematographer
Giuseppe Rotunno, Sydney Pollack, and many others
- An exclusive video interview with professor Millicent Marcus of
the University of Pennsylvania on the history behind The Leopard
- Original theatrical trailers
- Stills gallery of rare behind-the-scenes production photos
- New and improved English subtitle translation
- Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition
Curator's Comments:
Read
Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic.
Director: Luchino Visconti
Color
187 minutes
Released: 1963
Rated: NR
Country: Italy
Language: Italian with English subtitles
Genre: Drama, War
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