On Monday, February 21st from 6 to 9pm at the Preservation Foundation’s offices the film The Leopard (1963) will be presented.
The Foundation’s Co-Director Alexander C. Ives will, as with the previous Film Nights, present a short introduction to the film.
The film showing is FREE to all, though seating is limited. To make reservations call 561.832.0731 or respond to this email.
The showing will be held in Rosenthal Lecture Room at the Preservation Foundation’s offices located at 311 Peruvian Avenue in Palm Beach.
Drinks, sodas, wine, and food will be provided. As well, the special Palm Beach Martinis, made famous from past Film Nights, will be available for all.
Luchino Visconti’s The Leopard is an epic on the grandest possible scale. The film recreates, with nostalgia, drama, and opulence, the tumultuous years of Italy’s Risorgimento—when the aristocracy lost its grip and middle class society rose. The film offers the chance not only to examine the influential architecture and design style of Italy, but a culture or group in flux as change and progress take their toll on community character. As the film’s famous line says, “for things to remain the same, everything must change.” Burt Lancaster stars as the aging prince watching his culture and fortune wane in the face of a new generation, represented by his upstart nephew (Alain Delon) and his beautiful fiancée (Claudia Cardinale). Awarded the Palme d’Or at the 1963 Cannes Film Festival, The Leopard translates Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa’s novel, and the history it recounts, into a truly cinematic masterpiece.
Runtime: approximately 160 minutes
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