Conversation Piece

1977 • 121 minute

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Luchino Visconti's award-winning classic examines the solitary life of a retired American professor (Burt Lancaster) who lives alone in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. When he is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her companions - her lover, her daughter and the daugther's boyfriend - he is forced to rent them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. Before long his quiet routine is turned upside down and the introverted professor becomes entangled in his tenants' machinations. In the midst of this chaos each of the new neighbors' lives - including that of the professor himself - takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.

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Clearly not for those who seek fast or even moderate action, but... if you love slow detailed developments, and love to focus on the intricacies of human relations, and the tensions they may bring... this is for you. I did not care for the nude scene and simply passed that one. The movie allows a special glimpse into the typical 70's tensions and paradigms, set in an Italian context, with the rich and poor, the intellectual, and the spoiled, as well as the quiet faithful serving... all portrayed as in a very well written book.

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