The Leopard (Il Gattopardo)

Empire“It has a magnificence that’s undeniable...” Lancaster's portrayal of the Don's chilly steel is immense, transforming The Leopard into being more than just good, but something truly special...

The Independent“Imperishable glory...” It is one of the most beautiful-looking movies ever made, stately in rhythm, sensuous in mood, and dominated by Lancaster's towering performance as the big cat himself, his every gesture invested with patrician grandeur...

Channel4 Film“Long, certainly, but truly a masterpiece...” Lancaster provides a powerful, moving core to a dramatic, beautiful film. Best experienced on a very large screen, where the majesty of the grand houses, Sicilian vistas and stately set-pieces can be fully appreciated...

Time Out film“Is this the most beautiful film ever made?...” Visconti’s attention to detail is one element, but there’s something about the grace, squalor, tedium and elegance of the climactic ball sequence which goes beyond filmmaking into embodying a vanished way of life...

The Telegraph“Hard to imagine a finer stab at Lampedusa’s magnificent novel...” Visconti’s best film is always worth beholding on the big screen, especially so in this sumptuous full-length restoration. A must...

Total Film “The 1963 period masterpiece returns in all its opulent widescreen glory...” Visconti (a Marxist aristocrat) offers an elegiac meditation on the passing of a society whose feudalism he deplores but whose elegance he mourns...

The Observer“Not yet reviewed”

Guardian“A must-see...” The battle scenes at the beginning of the film are awe-inspiring - clearly a source for Scorsese's Gangs of New York - and presented in exquisite symmetry to the subtle, socio-psychological battle-ground of the ball...

Variety“Not yet reviewed”

Little White Lies“Not yet reviewed”