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The Leopard [Blu-ray]
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Genre | Drama |
Format | Widescreen, Blu-ray |
Contributor | Claudia Cardinale, Alain Delon, Burt Lancaster, Luchino Visconti |
Language | Italian |
Runtime | 3 hours and 5 minutes |
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Product Description
An epic on the grandest scale, Luchino Visconti's THE LEOPARD (IL GATTOPARDO) re-creates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years of Italy's Risorgimento, when the aristocracy lost it's grip and the middle classes rose and formed a unified, democratic Italy. Burt Lancaster (The Killers, Brute Force) stars as an aging prince watching his culture and fortune wane in the face of a new generation, represented by the gorgeous Alain Delon (PURPLE NOON, LE SAMOURAI) and Claudia Cardinale (8 1/2, ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST). The Criterion Collection is proud to present THE LEOPARD in two distinct versions: Visconti's original and the English-language one released in America.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.88 ounces
- Item model number : CRRN2427BR
- Director : Luchino Visconti
- Media Format : Widescreen, Blu-ray
- Run time : 3 hours and 5 minutes
- Release date : November 4, 2014
- Actors : Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon, Claudia Cardinale
- Subtitles: : English
- Studio : Criterion Collection (Direct)
- ASIN : B00MRKX8FA
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 2
- Best Sellers Rank: #24,071 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #2,327 in Drama Blu-ray Discs
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films. What is really impressive, though, is Criterion's packaging. Because
the film exists in two different versions: one is the complete original
release, dubbed as always in Italian cinema by voice ghosts. The other is
the American release, which is the only way to hear Burt Lancaster himself,
though the other actors are, again, dubbed by others. Also, the American
release is cut.
Rather than choose between them, Criterion gives you both in this three-disc
box, along with very interesting background docs on the making of the film
and even on the historical background that informs the narrative, familiar
to Italians but not to Americans.
As for the film itself, it is long and cerebral, though it does have action scenes
and the famous forty-minute (or however long it is) ball sequence. I feel sorry
for that poor band of orchestra players, working nonstop from evening to dawn, because
there are still some couples waltzing away after the sun has come up.
Burt Lancaster plays his part so well that you accept him as the prince, the patriarch of an old Sicilian family whose history goes back in time. The other characters revolve around this one dynamic man, each one playing a part in the unfolding of Italy's destiny. The sets and costuming are excellent and you feel as if you are witnessing a real time period from afar.
I love the Criterion version because it offers both versions of "The Leopard", the Italian and the American.
Every scene with Burt is solid GOLD! He is very concentrated and focused in his performance. There is an extremely powerful, non-verbal scene at the end of the film where Burt stares almost hypnotically into a mirror. It is worth watching the entire film just to see the crescendo of emotions that build within him in this profound moment of self-examination. I had to stop the DVD, rewind and watch it repeatedly to completely saturate myself in the the experience that only a veteran and master craftsmen could create.
Watched all the features, enjoyed the making of the most.
Well worth it if you like the movie.
This great film stands as a uniquely beautiful monument in movie history.
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This is a review of the Criterion Collection three-disc DVD set of one of the hundred best films ever made. The size and scope of the Criterion Collection’s package is greater than the later set issued by the BFI.
Disc one features the 185-minute film version. (The original film was 205 minutes in length but was reduced by the producer partly due to the objections of the Catholic Church.) It comes with a commentary by Peter Cowie who expands on the film-making, the historical context of the story, and the links to the novel, reading out many extracts at appropriate moments. Cowie also informs us that Visconti originally wanted either Marlon Brando or Laurence Olivier to play the title role.
It is interesting to compare the natural, painterly scenes of ‘The Leopard’ with the pretentious works of other Italian directors of this era, but then Visconti was an aristocrat with nothing to prove in the 1960s. You can pause the movie at any point to witness his skill at framing and colouring, whether it is an interior or exterior shot.
I’ll come to disc two in a minute, but first disc three features the English-language version. There is a background hiss (but it is not overtly disagreeable) and the colours are not as sharp. (It is a new transfer but not a digital one.) And of course it is twenty-five minutes shorter than the Italian version – thus, for instance, when Lancaster goes to visit the prostitute there is no conversation with the priest, rather the door is merely closed; and there is no explanation given for the journey to Donnafugata; nor the priest’s monologue in the inn.
From watching the English-language version, it is clear that most actors spoke their lines in English. One benefit of the English version is that the screen is slightly wider (from 2.21:1 to 2.35:1): witness the seating of the priest on the left side when Burt Lancaster kisses Paolo Stoppa to seal the marriage bargain between Tancredi and Angelica.
Finally, then, disc two. This features a sixty-minute ‘Making of’ documentary that was made in 2004, with chapters on the novel, the screenplay, the casting, pre-production, the shooting, and the dubbing. Contributors include Claudia Cardinale, Sydney Pollack, Gioacchino Lanza Tomasi di Lampedusa, Suso Cecchi d’Amico, and Piero Tosi.
Claudia Cardinale says she spoke her lines in English with Burt Lancaster, in French with Alain Delon, and in Italian with the rest. But this is contradicted if you watch the lips, and Brad Stevens (in ‘Sight & Sound’) insists that all the principle actors spoke English. Stevens therefore claims that the English-language version has a claim to authenticity. Sydney Pollack oversaw the English version and says that all the voices were redubbed for it, and apart from those of Burt Lancaster and Leslie French, the voices used were by different actors than those seen on screen. (Pollack humbly takes the blame for the film’s failure in the States.)
Other extras on disc two include a twenty-minute interview in 2003 with the producer, who talked of the possibility of a sequel. Then Professor Millicent Marcus takes fifteen minutes to talk about the history of the Risorgimento and how the history of Italy is reflected in the film. Stills, film of the Rome premiere, and trailers complete the disc. All in all, then, this is a generous package.
This is not for lack of trying as much effort was spent, notably on costumes and locations in Sicily. There are multiple grandiose scenes, notably the battle in Palermo, the Prince’s arrival at Donna Fugata and the seemingly unending ball. The cast is international with Burt Lancaster, Alain Delon and Claudia Cardinale in the starring roles. The best version is in Italian, with Lancaster and Delon dubbed by other actors.
The specific product offered by Criteria includes it on one disc with English subtitles, as well as the version dubbed in English on another. A third disc presents remarkably interesting interviews made for the movie’s 50th anniversary with various contributors who were still alive. Strangely, Alain Delon is not among them and, in general, the fact that the movie was a joint Franco-Italian endeavour is not at all underscored.
Definitely, those interested should watch the movie before reading the novel, considered one of the absolute best written in Italy in the 20th century.