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VISCONTI A HISTÓRIA: Hviezdy Veľkého voza
VISCONTI AND HISTORY: The stars of the Great Chariot
Event by: Filmový kabinet
Location: Lumière cinema, Špitálska 2206/4, Bratislava - Staré Mesto
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(lecturer's introduction + film)
Visconti and history
Luchino Visconti's aristocratic origin significantly shaped his view of history. In his films, he repeatedly returns to the moments when the old world falls apart and a new one is born. The demise of the nobility, the illusions of the revolution, and the moral decline of society are depicted with critical accuracy. In the film Passion (1954), personal betrayal is intertwined with political betrayal. The monumental Cheetah (1963) captures the end of the aristocratic era during the period of Italian unification. In the historical fresco Ľudovít Bavorský (1973), we follow a lonely monarch in the middle of a crumbling monarchy. He explores the dark chapter of the 20th century in the films Star of the Big Dipper (1965) and Twilight of the Gods (1969), where personal dramas intertwine with the onset of totality.
Star of the Big Dipper
A young Italian Jewish woman living in the USA comes to visit her old homeland. However, she became more and more hopelessly entangled in a web of memories and strange intrigues, from which she can hardly find her way back. Next to the theme of fascism, Visconti's film is at the forefront of Visconti's film, as in his previous works, the story of a family and its decline, the crumbling relationships between individual members.
The film is presented in a restored digitized version in 4K resolution.
The film was restored by Sony Pictures Entertainment in collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna at L'Immagine Ritrovata, Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee di Venezia and The Film Foundation.
Visconti and history
Luchino Visconti's aristocratic origin significantly shaped his view of history. In his films, he repeatedly returns to the moments when the old world falls apart and a new one is born. The demise of the nobility, the illusions of the revolution, and the moral decline of society are depicted with critical accuracy. In the film Passion (1954), personal betrayal is intertwined with political betrayal. The monumental Cheetah (1963) captures the end of the aristocratic era during the period of Italian unification. In the historical fresco Ľudovít Bavorský (1973), we follow a lonely monarch in the middle of a crumbling monarchy. He explores the dark chapter of the 20th century in the films Star of the Big Dipper (1965) and Twilight of the Gods (1969), where personal dramas intertwine with the onset of totality.
Star of the Big Dipper
A young Italian Jewish woman living in the USA comes to visit her old homeland. However, she became more and more hopelessly entangled in a web of memories and strange intrigues, from which she can hardly find her way back. Next to the theme of fascism, Visconti's film is at the forefront of Visconti's film, as in his previous works, the story of a family and its decline, the crumbling relationships between individual members.
The film is presented in a restored digitized version in 4K resolution.
The film was restored by Sony Pictures Entertainment in collaboration with Cineteca di Bologna at L'Immagine Ritrovata, Archivio Storico delle Arti Contemporanee di Venezia and The Film Foundation.