Gruppo di famiglia in un interno

Combust Ible Celluloid

And, no, Conversation Piece is not nearly as impressive, ambitious, or powerful as The Leopard. But that doesnt make it a bad film. ( Read More )

Blu Ray

While a motionless feature in a visual sense, Visconti encourages a rising tension to the piece thats nurtured expertly for two generous hours of pointed conversation and acts of deception. ( Read More )

In spite of what seem to me to be major weaknesses, Conversation Piece is a haunting film, beautiful to look at and to listen to. ( Read More )

Ny Times

As in bad plays, everyone always means exactly what he says and never has to think a second before saying it. There is no feeling for the complexity of the mental processes, for the mysterious ways... ( Read More )

Cine Passion

The staid library and the modernist penthouse, dilettantes and reactionaries talking politics and morality, the search for the impossible. ( Read More )