Luchino Visconti Quotes

#1. Don't underestimate Laura Antonelli. She's burning to do well. And then she has an extraordinary face, even without make-up. It's not with her that I'd discuss literature. I speak only of the film 'L'Innocente,' and what she does she does well.

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#2. I like melodrama because it is situated just at the meeting point between life and theater.

Luchino Visconti

#3. I think today there are too many directors taking themselves seriously; the only one capable of saying anything really new and interesting is Luis Bunuel. He's a very great director.

Luchino Visconti

#4. The prince in 'The Leopard' was a very complex character - at times autocratic, rude, strong - at times romantic, good, understanding - and sometimes even stupid, and above all, mysterious.

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#5. I could make a film in front of a wall if I knew how to find the data of man's true humanity and how to express it.

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#6. It seems that boredom is one of the greatest discoveries of our time. If so, there's no question but that he must be considered a pioneer.

Luchino Visconti