which version of The Leopard is better?

I havent seen the film yet, but I was curious as to which version is more essential.

The 1983 version

thanks

oh man, I meant 1963!!!!! Sorry!!!

Snow

With this title out in the UK on Blu-ray, I wonder if we will see a Criterion Blu-ray edition soon?

The original Italian with a 185 minute running time is (I believe) the better version. Enjoy, it is a work of beauty.

Mr. Minnock is correct. It’s Visconti’s masterpiece, and Lancaster (though dubbed) is truly great in it.

That blu-ray is a must-have. Just spot-checked the quality and it is most impressive.

Looks like this will be released by Criterion on BD. At least that’s what I get from the drawing.

I think I saw the 195 min version in Turkey way back in 1965… definetely the 1963 Italian version…. Criterion has done here a beautiful job… The British bluray is on its way but I wonder what the Criterion bluray version look like! Smashing, it should be…

I have the BFI blu-ray version. Unfortunately, it is the faulty disc that came out last year (apparently something went wrong with the black levels during the all-important ball scene that takes up the last 40 minutes of the film), but I never went about gettting it replaced by the newer perfect disc. I watched it for the first time New Year’s Eve night – a staggering film. DVD Beaver have a comparison of the new BFI and the Criterion discs here

I’ve ordered the British bluray…. I am very curious… I’ll let you know hwen it arrives whther the ball scene goes well…