Livia
First Lady, top economist, minister's wife in turbulent times and last but not least, caring mother and grandmother. These are just some of Livia Klausová's many life roles. The film crew closely mapped her career and personal dramas, which she went through alongside her husband. From the formation of Czechoslovak capitalism at the family table, through visits by world leaders, to the post of ambassador. The kind portrait of an exceptional woman reveals her view of the world, which is dominated above all by humanity and a sense of protection for the weak.
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Synopsis Luchino Viscontiâs 1954 film about the affair between an Italian countess (Alida Valli) with partisan sympathies and an Austrian officer from the occupying army (Farley Granger), set during Garibaldiâs war of independence in the 1860s, is one of the most extraordinary historical films ever made. ************* Rarely have the dramas of history and romantic passion been so skillfully and compellingly intertwined. It also marks one of the mediumâs most creative uses of color. Visconti and his cinematographers Aldo Graziati (who tragically died during the shoot) and Robert Krasker fashioned a palette that was both delicate and vivid, rich in its historical associations and its evocations of landscape painting of the period. -- Kent Jones Cast: Alida Valli, Farley Granger, Heinz Moog, Rina Morelli, Christian Marquand, Sergio Fantoni, Tino Bianchi, Ernst Nadherny San Francisco (World Cinema), Locarno (Piazza Grande), Venice (Competition), Cannes (Cannes Classics), Berlinale (Retrospective)
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- Director
- Adrian Stojkov
- Starring
- Livia Klausová
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