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Senso

  • 19541954
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  • 2h 3m
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7.4/10
6.9K
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Senso (1954)
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  • Drama
  • Romance
  • War
An Italian Countess is allied with Nationalists during the Italian-Austrian war of unification. However, she risks betraying their cause when she falls in love with an Austrian lieutenant.An Italian Countess is allied with Nationalists during the Italian-Austrian war of unification. However, she risks betraying their cause when she falls in love with an Austrian lieutenant.An Italian Countess is allied with Nationalists during the Italian-Austrian war of unification. However, she risks betraying their cause when she falls in love with an Austrian lieutenant.
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
6.9K
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  • Director
    • Luchino Visconti
  • Writers
    • Luchino Visconti(story)
    • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(story)
    • Camillo Boito(novella)
  • Stars
    • Farley Granger
    • Alida Valli
    • Massimo Girotti
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  • Director
    • Luchino Visconti
  • Writers
    • Luchino Visconti(story)
    • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(story)
    • Camillo Boito(novella)
  • Stars
    • Farley Granger
    • Alida Valli
    • Massimo Girotti
  • See production, box office & company info
    • 34User reviews
    • 51Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 3 wins & 2 nominations

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    Farley Granger and Alida Valli in Senso (1954)
    Farley Granger, Christian Marquand, and Alida Valli in Senso (1954)
    Farley Granger and Alida Valli in Senso (1954)
    Heinz Moog, Rina Morelli, and Alida Valli in Senso (1954)
    Massimo Girotti, Heinz Moog, and Alida Valli in Senso (1954)

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    Farley Granger
    Farley Granger
    • Il tenente Franz Mahleras Il tenente Franz Mahler
    Alida Valli
    Alida Valli
    • La contessa Livia Serpierias La contessa Livia Serpieri
    Massimo Girotti
    Massimo Girotti
    • Il marchese Roberto Ussonias Il marchese Roberto Ussoni
    Heinz Moog
    • Il conte Serpierias Il conte Serpieri
    Rina Morelli
    Rina Morelli
    • Laura, la governanteas Laura, la governante
    Christian Marquand
    Christian Marquand
    • Un ufficiale boemoas Un ufficiale boemo
    Sergio Fantoni
    Sergio Fantoni
    • Lucaas Luca
    Tino Bianchi
    • Il capitano Meuccias Il capitano Meucci
    Ernst Nadherny
    Ernst Nadherny
    • Il comandante della piazza di Veronaas Il comandante della piazza di Verona
    Tonio Selwart
    • Il colonello Kleistas Il colonello Kleist
    Marcella Mariani
    • Clara, la prostitutaas Clara, la prostituta
    Franco Arcalli
    • Un soldatoas Un soldato
    • (uncredited)
    Aldo Bajocchi
    • Un soldatoas Un soldato
    • (uncredited)
    Ottone Candiani
    • Un soldatoas Un soldato
    • (uncredited)
    Nando Cicero
    • Un soldatoas Un soldato
    • (uncredited)
    Claudio Coppetti
    • Un soldatoas Un soldato
    • (uncredited)
    Cristoforo De Hartungen
    • Il generale Hauptmannas Il generale Hauptmann
    • (uncredited)
    Tony Di Mitri
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    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Luchino Visconti
    • Writers
      • Luchino Visconti(story) (screenplay)
      • Suso Cecchi D'Amico(story) (screenplay)
      • Camillo Boito(novella)
    • All cast & crew
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    Storyline

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    • 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.
    • Quotes

      Il tenente Franz Mahler: It's too late! It's over! I'm not your romantic hero!

    • Alternate versions
      Two versions of the film are available on video.
      • One version is missing the scene where Livia tries to explain where all the money meant for the troops went.
      • Another version is missing the climatic battle sequence between the Austrian and Italian troops.
    • Connections
      Edited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: La monnaie de l'absolu (1999)
    • Soundtracks
      Sinfonia N. 7 in mi maggiore (7th Symphony)
      Music by Anton Bruckner

      Performed by Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai

      Conducted by Franco Ferrara

    User reviews34

    Review
    Top review
    Three cheers for Alida Valli
    Wonderful movie, and quite unexpected at the time from the neorealist Visconti, finally letting some of the operatic juice flow into his film work. It's also the first of his explorations of Italian history and social change, to be followed by The Leopard and the fantastic Rocco and His Brothers.

    One caveat: At a screening a couple of years ago at MoMA, I learned that it was the Italian government that was responsible for the snipping of some crucial scenes near the end of Senso, depicting the Battle of Custozza. These were meant to make his critique of the Italian ruling classes and their failure to pull together during this period of the risorgimento more explicit. But apparently the Italian government, fresh from defeat in WW II, didn't like the idea of a major movie showing an Italian army being beaten. So the episode was truncated, leaving a few people scratching their heads about what the point of it all was. Poor Visconti tended to make long movies, and often had trouble getting them shown at the proper length in the US, but this time it was his own government that stymied him!

    As for the rest: Granger is fine, but it's Valli who gives one of the all-time great move star performances. What a great face! The story is written on it, and the director wisely keeps her the focus of attention.
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    • Nov 23, 2001

    Details

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    • Release date
      • July 8, 1968 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • Italy
    • Languages
      • Italian
      • German
    • Also known as
      • The Wanton Contessa
    • Filming locations
      • Rielo di San Daniele, Castello, Venice, Veneto, Italy
    • Production company
      • Lux Film
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • ITL 700,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $27,723
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $3,984
      • Oct 28, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $27,723
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes

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