Senso (1954)
Directed by Luchino Visconti

Drama / History / Romance / War

aka: Livia

Film Synopsis

1866, during a performance of Verdi's Il Trovatore in Venice, an anti-Austrian demonstration is in full throttle. The Marquis Ussoni, an Italian patriot, publicly attacks Lieutenant Franz Mahler. His cousin, the beautiful Countess Livia Serpieri, is on good terms with the occupiers and intervenes in his favour. Despite the Countess's best efforts, Ussoni is arrested and sent into exile. Franz Mahler seduces Livia and she becomes his mistress. As Prussia goes to war with Austria, Livia becomes consumed by despair.

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Film Credits

Director: Luchino Visconti
Script: Carlo Alianello, Giorgio Bassani, Giorgio Prosperi, Luchino Visconti (story), Suso Cecchi D'Amico (story), Camillo Boito (novel), Tennessee Williams (dialogue), Paul Bowles (dialogue)
Cinematographer: G.R. Aldo, Robert Krasker
Cast: Alida Valli (La contessa Livia Serpieri), Farley Granger (Il tenente Franz Mahler), Heinz Moog (Il conte Serpieri), Rina Morelli (Laura, la governante), Christian Marquand (Un ufficiale boemo), Sergio Fantoni (Luca), Tino Bianchi (Il capitano Meucci), Ernst Nadherny (Il comandante della piazza di Verona), Tonio Selwart (Il colonello Kleist), Marcella Mariani (Clara, la prostituta), Massimo Girotti (Il marchese Roberto Ussoni), Franco Arcalli (Un soldato), Aldo Bajocchi (Un soldato), Ottone Candiani (Un soldato), Nando Cicero (Un soldato), Claudio Coppetti (Un soldato), Cristoforo De Hartungen (Il generale Hauptmann), Tony Di Mitri (Un soldato), Eugenio Incisivo (Un soldato), Marianne Leibl (La moglie del generale Hauptmann)
Country: Italy
Language: Italian / German
Support: Color
Runtime: 118 min
Aka: Livia ; The Wanton Contessa

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