Conversation Piece (Region B) USED

Eleven years afterThe Leopard, the revered Italian maestro Luchino Visconti reteamed with the iconic Burt Lancaster on the lavishConversation Piece [Gruppo di famiglia in un interno].

A retired American professor (Lancaster) lives a solitary and luxurious life in a house in Rome. His world takes an unexpected turn when he is forced to rent part of his house to a countess and her companions: a lover, a daughter and the daughters boyfriend. Forced into interaction with the unruly younger group, the professors growing fascination begins to stir the possibilities of a life he had previously kept at arms length.

A sumptuous, grandly enjoyable chamber drama with a wry sense of humour,Conversation Piecefeatures an international ensemble cast including Helmut Berger, Silvana Mangano and Stefano Patrizi (with uncredited cameos by Claudia Cardinale and Dominique Sanda). T