Luchino Visconti

by Geoffrey Nowell-Smith

By analyzing the whole range of Visconti's films - the first such study to be published in English - Geoffrey Newell-Smith here traces the links and connections in his work beneath the apparent differences of approach, thus presenting a coherent picture of Visconti and his work.

-from back cover description-

220 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1968

About the author

Geoffrey Nowell-Smith is Honorary Professorial Fellow in the School of History at Queen Mary, University of London.

Reviews

[Bob Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nowell-Smith's book is really informative: if you didn't know about Visconti's aristocratic origins, his left-wing politics and much else, this book will tell you. Rocco and His Brothers, White Nights, La Terra Trema, The Leopard, etc--these films were influential in forming my movie tastes, and Nowell-Smith covers them well. Some of the photos are really stunning.