This recurring cycle is an opportunity to watch or re-watch classics from cinema history, or films representative of certain national cinematographies, trends or eras, on the big screen.
Venice, spring 1866, in the last month of the Austrian occupation of Veneto, a young woman driven by romantic passion betrays her husband, her patriotic cousin, her country, and her dignity.
Luchino Visconti
Luchino Visconti, Count of Lonate Pozzolo was an Italian filmmaker, stage director, and screenwriter. A descendant of the noble Visconti family, he is widely regarded as one of the most significant filmmakers in European cinema. He was one of the fathers of cinematic neorealism in the 40s, but later moved towards luxurious, sweeping epics dealing with themes of beauty, decadence, death, and European history, especially the decay of the nobility and the bourgeoisie. He received many accolades, including the Palme d'or (The Leopard, 1963) and the Golden Lion (Sandra, 1965). Many of his works are regarded as highly-influential to future generations of filmmakers, including Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese.
