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Here is the first book we read last November: Il Gattopardo, de Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa.

The film was too long and slow for us, but a masterpiece anyway.The movie shows a refined and subtle description of an époque’s decadence, a meticulous historical reconstruction of the Italian Unification movement. The middle classes make the aristocracy disappear, some are replaced by others, but in fact, nothing changes. In addition, there can be found wonderful pictorial compositions: the light, the sceneries, the stately homes, the battles… Colossal photography and immaculate costumes according to the special clothing the play requires. The film is Italian, directed by Luchino Visconti and based in the Giuseppe Tomasi di Lampedusa novel, who received an important prize in Cannes (1963).

Review: It’s too long if we think about the duration of the story, slow rhythm. At the same time, in spite of the fact that photography is high quality, the movie doesn’t seem so shocking for us if it’s watched on TV. Finally, we have found it a bit boring, tedious, though the teachers found worth watching it.