Quick Facts About Luchino Visconti
- Born
- November 2, 1906
- Died
- March 17, 1976
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Italy
- Profession
- Theatre Director
- Notable works
- La terra trema
- Known for
- Rocco and His Brothers, Ludwig, Death in Venice, The Innocent, The Leopard
About Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter. He was one of the fathers of cinematic neorealism but later moved towards luxurious, sweeping epics dealing with themes of beauty, decadence, death, and European history, especially the decay of the nobility and the bourgeoisie. Critic Jonathan Jones wrote that "no one did as much to shape Italian cinema as Luchino Visconti.”
Biography source:
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