Luchino Visconti

by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith

Book Overview

Aristocrat and Marxist, master equally of harsh realism and sublime melodrama, Luchino Visconti (1906-1976) was without question one of the greatest European film directors. His career as a film-maker began in the 1930s when he escaped the stifling culture of Fascist Italy to work with Jean Renoir in the France of the Popular Front. Back in his native country in the 40s he was one of the founders of the neo-realist movement. In 1954, with Senso, he...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0851709613
• ISBN13: 9780851709611
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: British Film Institute
• Length: 250 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.4"