CONVERSATION PIECE
GRUPPO DI FAMIGLIA IN UN INTERNO
1974,
Minerva Pictures,
121 min,
Dir: Luchino Visconti
Retired American professor Burt Lancaster lives a quiet, comfortable life in Rome surrounded by his books, paintings and other conversation pieces – until he is forced to rent a floor in his palazzo to a coarse marchesa (Silvana Mangano) and her companions. Visconti’s look at a bastion of tradition confronted by upper-class decadence earned a David di Donatello award for Best Film and boasts a strong cast including Helmut Berger and Claudia Cardinale.