THE FILM: EVOCATIONS OF PAINTINGS
The scenography of "Il Gattopardo" sends one back to iconographies, especially
those found in nineteenth century paintings.
Both the indoor and outdoor shots suggest stylistic and thematic connections,
which are emblematic not only of the reconstruction of the social background
but also of the artistic sensibility and the symbolic values that are brought
to mind.
Some themes have been selected for deeper analysis, such as: battle
scenes, a picnic on the grass, outdoor images of life, indoor views, inns
and the image of death.
In the proposed sequence the images from the film appear on the left of the
definition of the theme, the images taken from paintings are on the right.