Senso (1954)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Luchino Visconti

Writers:

Luchino Visconti (story) and
Suso Cecchi d'Amico (story) ...

Release Date:

8 July 1968 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History | Romance | War

Plot:

Venezia, spring of 1866, in the last days of the Austrian occupation. A performance of Il Trovatore...

Plot Keywords:

Italy | Betrayal | Opera | Self Destructive | Deserter

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Alida Valli	...	La contessa Livia Serpieri
Farley Granger	...	Il tenente Franz Mahler
Heinz Moog	...	Il conte Serpieri
Rina Morelli	...	Laura, la governante
Christian Marquand	...	Un ufficiale boemo
Sergio Fantoni	...	Luca
Tino Bianchi	...	Il capitano Meucci
Ernst Nadherny	...	Il comandante della piazza di Verona
Tonio Selwart	...	Il colonello Kleist
Marcella Mariani	...	Clara, la prostituta
Massimo Girotti	...	Il marchese Roberto Ussoni

Also Known As:

Livia (USA) (censored version)
The Wanton Countess (USA) (TV title)

Runtime:

Italy:118 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian | German

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Western Electric Sound System)

Certification:

Finland:K-12 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:18 | UK:A (cut) | UK:PG (video rating) (1999)

Filming Locations:

Borghetto, Valeggio sul Mincio, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Company:

Lux Film

Trivia:

The film opens in La Fenice, the Venice opera house. La Fenice was destroyed by arson in 1996, but reopened in 2003. Enlarged frames of this movie were used as a reference in reconstructing it.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Nuovo cinema Paradiso (1988)

Soundtrack:

Di quella pira

Film-making at it's best! A must see for all beings!

This has to be one of my all time old favorite Romantic Motion Picture.

Visconti brings about Magic and beauty onscreen making every shot a glamour in experience!

There are so many great moments in Senso that it will take you ages before this Picture wears out in your memory.

Besides the fact that Visconti is one of the great Film-makers of all times it has to be said that this Director simply had a feel about shots to form a scene to imprint that exact emotion or feeling that was intended by him. He always knew to capture and captivate the viewer and bring about that special bond which nowadays we have lost with contemporary Motion Pictures!

For all out there whom enjoy the Art of Film-making, for all whom cherish good Film-making, go fetch "Senso"! It's an experience not to forget!

Senso is about the magic which comes about when a Picture finds it's way through the Projector unto the White screen! It's an experience rarely seen but so is this Art which is only understood by a handful of Film-makers!

Luchino Visconti, I thank you for this venture and understanding of the greatest Art form in this Universe!