Luchino Visconti Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Luchino Visconti was born on November 2, 1906 in Milan, Lombardy, Italy as Luchino Visconti di Modrone. He was a director and writer, known for Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Death in Venice (1971) and The Leopard (1963). He died on March 17, 1976 in Rome, Lazio, Italy.
[on Michelangelo Antonioni] It seems that boredom is one of the great discoveries of our time. If so, there's no question but that he must be considered a pioneer.
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[on Laura Antonelli] Don't underestimate Laura Antonelli. She's burning to do well. And then she has an extraordinary face, even without make-up. It's not with her that I'd discuss literature. I speak only of the film "L'Innocente," and what she does she does well.
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[on Ingmar Bergman] I don't begin to share his way of seeing things any more than his obsessions. All the same I find him interesting. And his universe is much stranger yet than any Japanese filmmaker.
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[on Vittorio Gassmann] He's a monster. Nature has made him prodigiously gifted and that's not always a blessing. His monstrous technical ability make him neglect to go deeper into the roles he plays. All the same, what an actor!
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[on Giancarlo Giannini] An extraordinary actor.
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[on Burt Lancaster] The Prince in "The Leopard" was a very complex character -- at times autocratic, rude, strong -- at times romantic, good, understanding -- and sometimes even stupid, and above all, mysterious. Burt is all these things too. Sometimes I think Burt is the most perfectly mysterious man I have ever met in my life.
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[on Marcello Mastroianni] He's very human and easily identifies with the man in the street. He's never a hero. Rather, he's an anti-hero, and that's why in turn the public adores him. That's his great merit and his appeal.
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[1976 comment on Luis Bunuel] I think today there are too many directors taking themselves seriously; the only one capable of saying anything really new and interesting is Luis Bunuel. He's a very great director.
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Fact
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A descendant of the 13th Century ruling dynasty of Milan, he received an aristocratic education, notably horsebreeding and the classics (which included painting, music and theatre). He played the cello and visited La Scala from an early age.
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Ran away from home four times, so his father placed him in a military school to teach him discipline.
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His film Ossessione (1943) was based on James M. Cain's 'The Postman Always Rings Twice'. Because of copyright issues, it was not shown in the United States. The picture also engendered the ire of Benito Mussolini's censors who had Visconti thrown in jail. He was to be executed and only survived because of the timely arrival of American troops. 'Ossessione' was later hailed as an early example of Italian neo-realism.
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Friend of Coco Chanel, who introduced him to the director Jean Renoir, for whom he then worked as an assistant during the late 1930's. After the war, Visconti established himself as an innovative director for the stage, on one occasion having Salvador Dali design his sets for 'As You Like It'. His sense of visual style was equally impressive in his film work, never better demonstrated than through his masterpiece Senso (1954).
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Staged many lavishly produced grand operas and was involved in discovering Maria Callas.
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Interviewed in "World Directors in Dialogue" by Bert Cardullo (Scarecrow Press, 2011).
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Supporter of the Italian Communist Party.
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Suffered a stroke during the filming of Ludwig (1973).
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Member of the jury at the Venice Film Festival in 1956
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Longtime companion of actor Helmut Berger from 1964 until his death.
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A museum on the island of Ischia is dedicated to him.
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Developed the movement of "Italian neo-realism" together with other directors such as Vittorio De Sica or Roberto Rossellini in the 1940s and 1950s.
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From 1946 to 1960, he directed many plays of the Rina Morelli-Paolo Stoppa Company and became also a respected theater director.
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Born into one of Northern Italy's richest families as one of the Duke of Modrone's seven children.
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President of the jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1969
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Biography in: John Wakeman, editor. "World Film Directors, Volume One, 1890-1945". Pages 1142-1148. New York: The H.W. Wilson Company, 1987.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
L'innocente
1976
Conversation Piece
1974
Ludwig
1973
Death in Venice
1971
Alla ricerca di Tadzio
1970
TV Short documentary
The Damned
1969
Lo straniero
1967
The Witches
1967
segment "Strega bruciata viva, La"
Sandra
1965
The Leopard
1963
Boccaccio '70
1962
segment "Il lavoro"
Rocco and His Brothers
1960
Le Notti Bianche
1957
Senso
1954
Siamo donne
1953
segment "Anna Magnani"
Appunti su un fatto di cronaca
1953
Documentary short
Bellissima
1951
La Terra Trema
1948
Giorni di gloria
1945
Documentary Caruso trial scenes
Ossessione
1943
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Les Damnés
2016
TV Movie original scenario
L'innocente
1976
screenplay
Conversation Piece
1974
screenplay
Ludwig
1973
story and screenplay
Death in Venice
1971
screenplay
The Damned
1969
story and screenplay
Lo straniero
1967
screenplay
Sandra
1965
story and screenplay
The Leopard
1963
screenplay and adaptation
Boccaccio '70
1962
segment "Il lavoro"
Rocco and His Brothers
1960
screenplay and dialogue / story
Le Notti Bianche
1957
story and screenplay
Senso
1954
screenplay / story
Siamo donne
1953
segment "Anna Magnani", uncredited
Bellissima
1951
screenplay
La Terra Trema
1948
screenplay - uncredited
Ossessione
1943
scenario & dialogue
Tosca
1941
screenplay - uncredited
Assistant Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
Giorni di gloria
1945
Documentary assistant director - uncredited
Tosca
1941
assistant director
A Day in the Country
1936
Short assistant director - uncredited
Toni
1935
assistant director - uncredited
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Don Carlo
1985
TV Movie opera director: original
Documenti su Giuseppe Pinelli
1970
Documentary short support
Dommage qu'elle soit une putain
1961
TV Movie stage director
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
La Terra Trema
1948
Narrator (voice, uncredited)
Music Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
La Terra Trema
1948
musical collaborator
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Death in Venice
1971
producer
Production Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Don Carlo
1985
TV Movie original production designer
Thanks
Title
Year
Status
Character
Omaggio a Roma
2009
Short grateful thanks
Marcello, una vita dolce
2006
Documentary acknowledgment
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
L'inganno
2013
Documentary short
La tenda in piazza
1972
Documentary
Himself (uncredited)
Bailey on Visconti
1972
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Alla ricerca di Tadzio
1970
TV Short documentary
Himself
Neues aus der Welt des Films
1970
TV Series
Himself
Sunday Night
1966
TV Series documentary
Himself - Interviewee
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Hotellet
2016
Documentary
Himself
Duels
2014
TV Series documentary
Himself
Maria, Callas
2013
Documentary short
Himself
The Story of Film: An Odyssey
2011
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
1960
2010
Documentary
Himself
Anna Magnani - Recitare la verità
2008
TV Movie documentary
Callas assoluta
2007
Documentary
Himself
Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires
2007
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Luchino Visconti, le chemin de la recherche
2006
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Marcello, una vita dolce
2006
Documentary
Himself
Visconti
2002
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Arena
2001
TV Series documentary
Himself
Luchino Visconti
1999
Documentary
Himself
Maria Callas: La Divina - A Portrait
1988
TV Movie documentary
Himself
My Name Is Anna Magnani
1980
Documentary
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1991
Special Award
Sant Jordi Awards
Il gattopardo (1963)
1979
Blue Ribbon Award
Blue Ribbon Awards
Best Foreign Language Film
Gruppo di famiglia in un interno (1974)
1979
Kinema Junpo Award
Kinema Junpo Awards
Best Foreign Language Film Director
Gruppo di famiglia in un interno (1974)
1976
Sant Jordi
Sant Jordi Awards
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmerung) (1969)
1975
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film)
Gruppo di famiglia in un interno (1974)
1975
Golden Spike
Valladolid International Film Festival
Gruppo di famiglia in un interno (1974)
1973
David
David di Donatello Awards
Best Director (Migliore Regia)
Ludwig (1973)
1973
Sant Jordi
Sant Jordi Awards
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1972
Bodil
Bodil Awards
Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film)
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1972
Critics Award
French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
Best Foreign Film
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1972
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film)
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1972
Kinema Junpo Award
Kinema Junpo Awards
Best Foreign Language Film
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1972
Kinema Junpo Award
Kinema Junpo Awards
Best Foreign Language Film Director
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1971
25th Anniversary Prize
Cannes Film Festival
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1971
David
David di Donatello Awards
Best Director (Migliore Regia)
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1971
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, Italy
Best Film (Miglior Film)
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1970
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film)
La caduta degli dei (Götterdämmerung) (1969)
1965
Golden Lion
Venice Film Festival
Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa... (1965)
1965
New Cinema Award
Venice Film Festival
Best Film
Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa... (1965)
1964
Sant Jordi
Sant Jordi Awards
Best Foreign Film (Mejor Película Extranjera)
Il gattopardo (1963)
1963
Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
Il gattopardo (1963)
1962
Bodil
Bodil Awards
Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film)
Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
1961
Golden Globe
Golden Globes, Italy
Best Film (Miglior Film)
Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
1961
Golden Goblet
Golden Goblets, Italy
Best Director (Migliore Regista)
Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
1961
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film)
Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
1961
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura)
Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
1960
Sant Jordi
Sant Jordi Awards
Best Foreign Director (Mejor Director Extranjero)
Le notti bianche (1957)
1960
Sant Jordi
Sant Jordi Awards
Best Foreign Screenplay (Mejor Guión Extranjero)
Le notti bianche (1957)
1960
Special Jury Prize
Venice Film Festival
Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
1960
FIPRESCI Prize
Venice Film Festival
Rocco e i suoi fratelli (1960)
1958
Golden Goblet
Golden Goblets, Italy
Best Director (Migliore Regista)
Le notti bianche (1957)
1957
Silver Lion
Venice Film Festival
Le notti bianche (1957)
1955
Special Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Senso (1954)
1948
International Award
Venice Film Festival
La terra trema (1948)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1975
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura)
Gruppo di famiglia in un interno (1974)
1974
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Director (Regista del Miglior Film)
Ludwig (1973)
1974
Silver Ribbon
Italian National Syndicate of Film Journalists
Best Screenplay (Migliore Sceneggiatura)
Ludwig (1973)
1972
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best Direction
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1971
Palme d'Or
Cannes Film Festival
Morte a Venezia (1971)
1970
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Writing, Story and Screenplay Based on Material Not Previously Published or Produced
$700,000
