Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo, was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director and screenwriter, born in Milan on 2 November 1906 and died on 17 March 1976. He was one of the fathers of cinematic neorealism but later moved towards luxurious, sweeping epic films dealing with the themes of beauty, decadence, death and European history, especially the decay of the nobility and the bourgeoisie.
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Luchino Visconti di Modrone, Count of Lonate Pozzolo (Italian: [luˈkiːno viˈskonti di moˈdroːne]; 2 November 1906-17 March 1976) was an Italian filmmaker, theatre and opera director, and screenwriter.
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2 November 1906
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Visconti received several notable accolades, including both the Palme d'Or (for The Leopard) and the Golden Lion (for 1965's Sandra), the latter out of five total nominations.
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