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Conversation Piece
Conversation Piece
7.9
/10
928 Ratings

CONVERSATION PIECE

Gruppo di famiglia in un interno

Directed by Luchino Visconti
Italy, France, 1974
Drama

Synopsis

A retired professor lives alone in luxurious Rome apartment, withdrawn from the world and accompanied only by his art. His seemingly peaceful existence is shattered when he’s convinced to rent out space to a group of young lodgers.

Synopsis

A retired professor lives alone in luxurious Rome apartment, withdrawn from the world and accompanied only by his art. His seemingly peaceful existence is shattered when he’s convinced to rent out space to a group of young lodgers.

Our take

Approaching 70, the great Luchino Visconti reunited with Burt Lancaster, the star of his Palme d’Or winner The Leopard, to offer this wry and exquisite chamber piece. One of cinema’s irreplaceable masters contemplates a new world in this modestly scaled yet conceptually rich drama.