Leopard Review

Arielle 2022-03-21 09:02:47

This is a movie about the Italian nobility. The revolutionary changes in Sicily were integrated into the family of the Prince of Salina, and the last grandson was torn between patriotism and aristocratic traditions. There is an oil painting-like tone in the film, which truly reflects the life of the Italian nobility at that time. The last half-hour dance party is beautiful, and it also represents the disintegration of the powerful. The never-ending dance has an end.

To remain eternal, one must keep changing. We were lions and leopards, and we were replaced by jackals and dogs. This is an elegy for myself and my class.

View more about The Leopard reviews

Extended Reading

The Leopard quotes

  • Don Francisco Ciccio Tumeo: But even in the best kept houses secrets come out. Servants talk.

  • Princess Maria Stella Salina: I never could endure that fop! You lost your head over him! And he has the impertinence to ask you, his uncle, father of the girl he has deceived, to carry his proposal to that rascal, the father of that slut! You mustn't do it!

    Prince Don Fabrizio Salina: Enough! You don't know what you're saying. Angelica is not a slut. She may become one, but for now she's a girl like any other, prettier than others, who wants to make a good marriage.