Senso

"A passionate doomed love affair among the corrupt aristocracy"

Jul 8 1968 Not Rated 2h 3m
Drama, History, Romance

A troubled and neurotic Italian Countess betrays her entire country for a self-destructive love affair with an Austrian Lieutenant.

Plot

Venice, 1866, in the last days of the Austrian occupation, a performance of Il Trovatore ends up in confusion due to an anti-Austrian demonstration, organised by Count Ussoni. His cousin Countess Serpieri falls in love with Austrian lieutenant Franz Mahler

Written by

Luchino Visconti, Suso Cecchi D'Amico, Camillo Boito

Directed by

Luchino Visconti

Cast

Farley Granger, Alida Valli, Massimo Girotti

Crew

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Production Countries

Italy

Production Companies

Lux Film

Languages

Italiano, Deutsch

Awards

3 wins & 2 nominations

Trailers
Senso - Trailer
Featurettes
Three Reasons: Senso - The Criterion Collection
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