Conversation Piece
1974 · ★ 7.3 · Dir. Luchino Visconti
A tangled web of bizarre mystery
A retired professor of American origin lives a solitary life in a luxurious palazzo in Rome. He is confronted by a vulgar Italian marchesa and her lover, her daughter and her daughter's boyfriend, and forced to rent to them an apartment on the upper floor of his palazzo. From this point on his quiet routine is turned into chaos by his tenants' machinations, and everybody's life takes an unexpected but inevitable turn.
- Released
- 1974-12-10
- Runtime
- 121 min
- Language
- IT
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Burt Lancaster
Professor
Helmut Berger
Konrad Huebel
Silvana Mangano
Bianca Brumonti
Claudia Marsani
Lietta Brumonti
Stefano Patrizi
Stefano
Elvira Cortese
Erminia
Jean-Pierre Zola
Blanchard
Philippe Hersent
Porter
Guy Tréjan
Antique Dealer
Umberto Raho
Police Sergeant Bernai
Enzo Fiermonte
Police Commissioner
Romolo Valli
Michelli
Keywords
Class differencesPolitical activismApartmentPaintingRome, italyLonelinessRetirementAgingGigoloBourgeoisieLandlord tenant relationshipArt collectorRetiree
