Title: Il gattopardo
Description: Set in Sicily in the 1800s, this film depicts Prince Salina, a great landowner, who watches the decrease of the aristocracy's power and influence during the 'Il Risorgimento', the unification of Italy under the royal House of Savoy. The upper class tries to ignore the nationalist movements, while the prince's rebellious nephew joins Giuseppe Garibaldi's revolutionaries.
Subjects: Drama, Aristocracy (Social class), History
Places: Sicily, Italy, Sicily (Italy)
Time periods: 1849-1870, 1815-1870