Lampedusa Leopar Film. Combining the epic and the intimate relating private. The Leopard opens up to a gloomy man Prince Fabrizio di Salina meaning that he is the literal prince of a minor country.
When Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa died in 1957 he was penniless. PG 3h 6min Drama History 29 March 1963 Italy The Prince of Salina a noble aristocrat of impeccable integrity tries to preserve his family and class amid the tumultuous social upheavals of 1860s Sicily. Luchino Viscontis eponymous film won the Palme DOr at Cannes in 1963.
The Criterion Collection is proud to present the film in two distinct versions.
The Leopard stands out from the historical novel of the Nineteenth century representing the new development of novel writing in the Twentieth century. It is set during the Risorgimento a period when Italy was seeking reunification to throw off the foreign yoke of Austrian domination and also when Italians wanted greater human rights. The film version of The Leopard starring Burt Lancaster and Claudia Cardinale premiered in 1963. The Criterion Collection is proud to present the film in two distinct versions.