Visconti's THE LEOPARD from 1963 remains as sumptuous as ever, with Lancaster, Delon and Cardinale all mesmerising - and that final ball sequence with the Verdi waltz ... it is one book I love that is perfectly brought to life and, according to the British Film Institute, is "a film one could live in"; it will be having an extended run in London during July and is one film ideal for the big screen... I also love Gina's Sheba in that 1959 opus SOLOMON AND SHEBA - not as good, perhaps, as BEN HUR but rather more fun...
2,000 POSTS DONE!, so I am posting less frequently, but will still be adding news, comments and photos.. As archived, its a ramble through my movie watching, music and old magazine store and discussing People We Like [Loren, Monroe, Vitti, Romy Schneider, Lee Remick, Kay Kendall, Anouk & Dirk Bogarde, Delon, Belmondo, Jean Sorel, Belinda Lee; + Antonioni, Hitchcock, Wilder, Minnelli, Cukor, Joni Mitchell, David Hockney etc]. As Pauline Kael wrote: "Art, Trash and the Movies"!
Dedications: My four late friends Rory, Stan, Bryan, Jeff - shine on you crazy diamonds, they would have blogged too. Then theres Garry from Brisbane, Franco in Milan, Mike now in S.F. / my '60s-'80s gang: Ned & Joseph in Ireland; in England: Frank, Des, Guy, Clive, Joe & Joe, Ian, Ivan, Nick, David, Les, Stewart, the 3 Michaels / Catriona, Sally, Monica, Jean, Ella, Anne, Candie / and now: Daryl in N.Y., Jerry, John, Colin, Martin and Donal.
Thursday 24 June 2010
Just because ... they look so good
Labels:
Claudia Cardinale,
Gina Lollobrigida,
Italian,
The Leopard,
Visconti
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nice picture great film
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