Visconti
Americannoun
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an Italian family that ruled Milan and Lombardy from 1277 to 1447.
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Gian Galeazzo 1351–1402, Milanese leader who conquered much of N Italy.
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Luchino 1906–76, Italian stage and film director.
noun
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the ruling family of Milan from 1277 to 1447
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Luchino, real name Luchino Visconti de Modrone. 1906–76, Italian stage and film director, whose neorealist films include Ossessione (1942). His other films include The Leopard (1963), Death in Venice (1970), and The Innocents (1976)
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She shot to fame in 1963 when she appeared in Federico Fellini's Oscar-winning 8 1/2 and Luchino Visconti's epic period drama The Leopard.
From BBC
She shot to fame in 1963 when she appeared in Fellini's Oscar-winning 8 1/2 and the epic period drama The Leopard, which became a Visconti classic.
From BBC
She had already been working with great directors, especially Luchino Visconti, but now she had the physical means to go much further and invent the modern concept of opera as drama.
From Los Angeles Times
“Reminds me of Hearst Castle,” said visitor Cherie Visconti, eyeing the dining room.
From Los Angeles Times
One of the founders of Italian neorealism, Visconti apparently didn’t bother introducing himself to the young French actor.
From New York Times
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