Luchino Visconti. Life[edit] Luchino Visconti was born into a prominent noble family in Milan, one of seven children of Giuseppe Visconti di Modrone, Duke of Grazzano Visconti and Count of Lonate Pozzolo, and his wife Carla[1] (née Erba, heiress to Erba Pharmaceuticals). He was formally known as Count don Luchino Visconti di Modrone, and his family is a branch of the House of Visconti. In his early years, he was exposed to art, music and theatre: he studied cello with the Italian cellist and composer Lorenzo de Paolis (1890–1965) and met the composer Giacomo Puccini, the conductor Arturo Toscanini and the writer Gabriele D'Annunzio.
During World War II, Visconti joined the Italian Communist Party. Visconti suffered a stroke in 1972, but continued to smoke heavily. Career[edit] Films[edit] In 1948, he wrote and directed La terra trema (The Earth Trembles), based on the novel I Malavoglia by Giovanni Verga. Theatre[edit] Visconti was also a celebrated theatre and opera director. Filmography[edit] Opera[edit] Одержимость | Ossession | 1943. Земля дрожит | La terra trema | 1948. Самая красивая | Bellissima | 1951. Чувствo | Senso | 1954. Белые ночи | Le notti bianche | 1957. Рокко и его братья | Rocco e i suoi fratelli | 1960. Леопард | Il gattopardo | 1963. Туманные звезды Большой Медведицы | Vaghe stelle dell'Orsa... | 1965. Посторонний | Lo straniero | 1967. Гибель богов | La caduta degli dei | 1969. Смерть в Венеции | Morte a Venezia | 1971.
Людвиг | Ludwig | 1973. Семейный портрет в интерьере | Gruppo di famiglia in un interno | 1974. Невинный | L'innocente | 1976.