David Weir is professor emeritus at the Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art. He is the author of several books about decadence and a monograph about Luchino Visconti’s film ‘The Leopard’ (BFI Film Classics).

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The painterly brilliance of Luchino Visconti

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