SENSO (CRITERION)

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• Release Year: 1954
• Genre: Drama, Romance, War
• Plot: This lush, Technicolor tragic romance from Luchino Visconti stars Alida Valli as a nineteenth-century Italian countess who, during the Austrian occupation of her country, puts her marriage and political principles on the line by engaging in a torrid affair with a dashing Austrian lieutenant, played by Farley Granger. Gilded with ornate costumes and sets and a rich classical soundtrack, and featuring fearless performances, this operatic melodrama is an extraordinary evocation of reckless emotions and deranged lust, from one of the cinema’s great sensualists.
• Cast: Alida Valli, Farley Granger, Heinz Moog, Rina Morelli, Christian Marquand, Sergio Fantoni, Tino Bianchi, Ernst Nadherny, Tonio Selwart, Marcella Mariani, Massimo Girotti, Franco Arcalli, Aldo Bajocchi, Ottone Candiani, Anita Cerquetti, Nando Cicero, Claudio Coppetti, Cristoforo De Hartungen, Tony Di Mitri, Eugenio Incisivo, Marianne Leibl, Jean-Pierre Mocky, Spartaco Nale, Ivy Nicholson, Mimmo Palmara, Gino Penno, Winni Riva, Goliarda Sapienza, Renato Terra, Mario Valente, Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi d'Amico
• Director: Luchino Visconti
• Runtime: 2:03
• Company: Lux Film, CristaldiFilm, The Criterion Collection, Janus Films
• Media Format: Movie