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	House of Visconti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The House of Visconti were a noble family whose effectual founder, Oddone, wrested control of the city from the rival Della Torre family in 1277.
		The Visconti ruled Milan during the Middle Ages and Early Renaissance period, first as Lords of Milan, then, from 1395 as Dukes.
		From Uberto, brother of Matteo I, came the lateral branch of dukes of Modrone; to this family belonged Luchino Visconti, one of the most prominent film directors of Italian neorealist cinema.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Visconti (112 words)

	Luchino Visconti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Luchino Visconti, Duke of Modrone (November 2, 1906 - March 17, 1976) was an Italian theatre and cinema director and writer.
		Born into a noble and wealthy family, the Visconti (one of the richest of northern Italy), in Milan, at the age of 30 he went to Paris and began his filmmaking career as third assistant director in Jean Renoir's Une partie de campagne (1936), thanks to the intercession of a common friend, Coco Chanel.
		Together with Roberto Rossellini, Visconti joined the salotto of Vittorio Mussolini (the son of Benito, at the time the national arbitrator for cinema and other arts) and here presumably met also Federico Fellini.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Luchino_Visconti (339 words)

	bfi \| Features \| Luchino Visconti: biography
		Visconti allowed his palazzo to be used as a secret headquarters for members of the Communist Resistance and he participated in armed action against the German occupiers.
		Luchino Visconti's funeral was attended by President Giovanni Leone and Burt Lancaster.
		Visconti told an American reporter in 1961, "I believe in life, that is the central point...
	www.bfi.org.uk /features/visconti/biography.html (538 words)

	italiaspeed.com
		The ultimate outcome is known as Visconti, a name chosen in honour of a Milan family ancestry, the coat of arms of which represents the Alfa Romeo marque.
		The launching pad for the Visconti was the Premium Platform, developed by Alfa Romeo as the basis for the next-generation 156 Sedan, Sportwagon, Coupe and Spider, a quartet of cars all drawing life from the pencil of Giugiaro as evolution of the Brera concept car.
		In fact, the Visconti ducal coat of arms is represented by a shield bearing a serpent with a babe in its mouth, surmounted by a crown.
	www.italiaspeed.com /2004/cars/others/italdesign/03/visconti_official (1397 words)

	Guardian Unlimited Books \| Review \| The decadent realist
		Visconti discovered a love of costume and decor, to say nothing of broad symbolic values in action, and the society audience that preferred live events.
		It seems to have set Visconti on a new path: that of literary adaptation, period, romantic melodrama, and a gradual concentration on his own emotions as the centrepiece of the film.
		As such, Visconti is of the most enormous importance in that his story is that of theatrical or cinematic flair, a sense of reality and a love of actors turning slowly towards monstrous self-monument.
	books.guardian.co.uk /review/story/0,12084,894896,00.html (1901 words)

	David Bowie may be a hero, again - theage.com.au
		Visconti's key technique is to encourage Bowie to give in to his weirder urges (Heathen features a theremin, a stylophone and an oil drum), then rein them in with his own spectacular talent as an arranger.
		Without Visconti, Bowie was pop but lacking in adventure in the 1980s; weird but often impenetrable in the 1990s.
		Visconti says that they were in the middle of recording on September 11.
	www.theage.com.au /articles/2002/06/24/1023864551637.html (882 words)

	VISCONTI-SFORZA TRIUMPH OF FORCE
		Although the Sforzas were employed both by the Viscontis against the Venentians and then the Venetians against the Visconti, both Murzio and Francesco finally carved city-states out for themselves, with Francesco controlling Cremona, south of Milan.
		Visconti died in 1447, leaving the Visconti possessions to Alfonse V of Spain.
		Angelus' depiction of the symbol for 26 Libra is remarkably similar to the VS card, both in the overall simplicity of its design and in such details as the shape of the man's garments and the lion's tail between its legs.
	www.angelfire.com /space/tarot/hercule.html (1941 words)

	village voice > film > 'The Films of Luchino Visconti' by Elliott Stein
		Visconti's camera eroticizes Girotti throughout—like Calamai, who does a double take when she first sees him, it can't get enough of this hunk.
		With this story, set in 1866, of a countess whose allegiance to the cause of Italian nationalism cedes to a guilty passion during the Austrian occupation of Venice, the director began to give full rein to his taste for theatricality and grandiose mise-en-scène.
		Rocco and His Brothers (1960), Visconti's own favorite work, recounts the destruction of a peasant family from the south who finds that the streets of Milan are not paved with gold.
	www.villagevoice.com /issues/0446/stein.php (713 words)

	AllRefer.com - Visconti (Italian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ottone Visconti, 1207–95, archbishop of Milan, was recognized (1277) as lord of the city after he had defeated the opposition of the Della Torre family, established leaders of the popular party.
		Galeazzo's son Azzone Visconti, 1302–39, consolidated the state, made peace with the pope, and increased the Milanese territories.
		His daughter by a second marriage, Valentina, married Louis d'OrlEans; it was through her that Louis XII and Francis I of France derived their claim to Milan in the Italian Wars.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/V/Visconti.html (728 words)

	Luchino Visconti
		Visconti remained true to the idea that what he displays exists, however, what exists could also have a more profound meaning on an intangible level.
		Luchino Visconti's adaptation of the Thomas Mann novel is the very definition of sumptuous: the costumes and sets, the special geography of Venice, and the breathtaking cinematography combine to form a heady experience.
		Visconti has turned Aschenbach into a composer, which accounts for the lush excerpts from Mahler on the soundtrack (Bogarde is meant to look like Mahler, too).
	www.dvd-today.com /director/Luchino-Visconti/dvd.html (888 words)

	BAM : Brooklyn Academy of Music
		Visconti’s final farewell to classic Italian Neo-Realism, Rocco and His Brothers manages to combine a humanist examination of the working class with a new sense of operatic flair to tell the story of a Sicilian family who moves to a big city.
		Visconti’s final film is marked by a departure from his epic style of filmmaking, as the film looks at the double standards for men and women in turn of the century Italy.
		Visconti directs Silvana Mangano in this mediation on fame, as she hides in a hotel to escape the press, but can’t escape the criticism of the guests.
	www.bam.org /film/Visconti.aspx (1705 words)

	Visconti USA - Art for Art's Sake
		Visconti writing instruments are handmade in Florence, Italy from precious and unique materials.
		With an eye toward re-discovering and preserving forgotten artisan traditions, toward devising and implementing advanced technology, and toward fitting inspired form to function, Visconti is the world leader in design and technical innovation.
		Visconti is pleased to announce a brand new technique for pen personalization.
	www.viscontiusa.com (131 words)

	Shoot: Visconti Pops Into JSM - Composer Morgan Visconti - Brief Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Visconti said he liked the atmosphere at JSM, citing the shop's "cutting-edge" work and the fact that many of its writers pursue projects outside of the spot arena.
		Visconti described his own style as "a combination of songwriting and scoring," which traversed a spectrum from "techno, in-your-face tracks" to "guitar-driven work." Visconti said that his spot philosophy was to "always try to go for the emotion.
		Visconti's indoctrination into the music industry came at an early age when he worked for his father, renowned record producer Tony Visconti.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m0DUO/is_6_41/ai_59833813 (533 words)

	Andy's Playing Cards - page VI - The Visconti Tarots - part 1
		Although today these dimensions may appear unusual, comparing them to other cards of similar age, the size of the Visconti tarots seems almost a standard, at least among the luxury packs used in noble courts (as can be told from the ones seen in the picture on the right).
		The canopy's fringe bears a series of alternate shields with the Visconti snake and the white cross of Savoy on a red background, what several scholars consider an identification mark that points to Filippo Maria Visconti and his second wife Maria of Savoy (1428).
		Most elements seem to suggest that the so-called Cary-Yale Visconti tarot was painted while the Sforza family had already seized the duchy of Milan, but at the same time it celebrates only the name and devices of the previous duke, Filippo Maria.
	it.geocities.com /a_pollett/cards31.htm (2409 words)

	Visconti, Luchino on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Visconti, aristócrata de la pantalla: símbolo de la cultura Europea, director de teatro y ópera, cineasta genial, Visconti es un compendio del siglo XX: fascismo y marxismo, fe y ateísmo,...
		BEAUTY AND THE BEAST; ArtsEtc: Luchino Visconti is remembered as a handsome and aristocratic director of exquisite films, says Philip Hoare.
		Luchino Visconti à Venise en 1957 Villerupt, ancienne cité sidérurgique aux confins de la Lorraine, fête cette année, du 2.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/v/viscontil1.asp (576 words)

	Count don Luchino Visconti di Modrone - Purchase DVD Classics
		Luchino Visconti's sumptuously decadent epic on the life of the 19th-century "Mad King of Bavaria" stars Helmut Berger in the title role.
		Luchino Visconti's powerful drama stars Claudia Cardinale as a woman who travels back to her home town in Italy in order to attend a memorial ceremony for her Jewish father, who was killed in a concentration camp.
		Heartfelt, controversial social drama by Luchino Visconti that follows a mother and her four sons as they move from rural Italy to the slums of Milan.
	home.att.net /~digitalworldtrade/web/visconti.html (1189 words)

	The Visconti Book of Hours Finn's Fine Books Facsimile Book Catalogue
		Giangaleazzo Visconti was the most ambitious and probably the cleverest member of a powerful family.
		Although the date and the place of Belbello‘s death, like the date of his birth, are unknown, his documented relationship with the Gonzaga family seems to have begun rather late in his career, in 1448, at least fifteen years after his work on the d‘Este Bible.
		Much of Belbello‘s painting in the Visconti Hours clearly stands near the beginning of his stylistic development, which evolves from a compact, detailed, and sometimes gem-like mode to the broader and chromatically more strident vocabulary of the Mantua Missal and some of the single leaves that have been attributed to him as late works.
	www.finns-books.com /visconti.htm (1531 words)

	Visconti on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		Ottone Visconti, 1207-95, archbishop of Milan, was recognized (1277) as lord of the city after he had defeated the opposition of the Della Torre family, established leaders of the popular party.
		Galeazzo's son Azzone Visconti, 1302-39, consolidated the state, made peace with the pope, and increased the Milanese territories.
		His daughter by a second marriage, Valentina, married Louis d' Orléans ; it was through her that Louis XII and Francis I of France derived their claim to Milan in the Italian Wars.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/V/Visconti.asp (1112 words)

	Visconti, Gian Galeazzo -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The son of Galeazzo II Visconti, who shared the rule of Milan with his brother Bernabò, Gian Galeazzo was married in 1360 to Isabella of Valois, daughter of the king of France.
		Milanese leader who brought the Visconti dynasty to the height of its power and almost succeeded in becoming the ruler of all northern Italy.
		The principal aggressor in these conflicts was the Visconti family, who, having seized the signoria of Milan, had extended their power to many other cities, from Asti in Piedmont to Reggio in Emilia.
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9075508?tocId=9075508 (594 words)

	glbtq >> arts >> Visconti, Luchino
		He was born Count Don Luchino Visconti di Modrone on November 2, 1906, a member of Milan's highest-ranking nobility and one of the leading aristocratic families in all of Italy.
		Visconti followed Bellissima with the operatic costume drama Senso (1954), a study of sexual passion and betrayal set against the political and militaristic turmoil of the Risorgimento, the period of the late nineteenth century when Italy became a modern nation.
		Of all the Italian masters, Visconti was the most varied, as he followed Rocco with the costume epic Il Gattopardo (1963; American title: The Leopard), the stylized family drama Vaghe Stelle dell'Orsa (1965; American title: Sandra), and the scrupulous adaptation of Albert Camus' Lo Straniero (1967; American title: The Stranger).
	www.glbtq.com /arts/visconti_l.html (688 words)

	FACTfile - Alfa Romeo Visconti
		Given the flagship characteristics with which the Visconti takes the scene, Giugiaro lengthened the wheelbase of the Premium Platform by 20 millimeters, stretching it out to 2,825 mm, with two almost identical overhangs, 1,064 mm to the front and 1,066 mm to the rear, thereby attaining a total length of 4,955 mm.
		A new approach to the Alfa grille: the Visconti has the ninth evolution of the Alfa Romeo grille, it grows bolder in size and dominates, even more than in the past, the front end, due to both the size of the vehicle and its flagship role.
		The Visconti family recollects that - back in year 800 - one of their ancestors had killed in the vicinity of Milan a serpent that poisoned infants just by breathing on them.
	www.italiancar.com.au /pilot/feature014.htm (1479 words)

	Visconti fountain pens, fine pens and limited editions
		VISCONTI began handcrafting fine writing instruments in Florence, Italy, in 1988.
		Their wealth of knowledge, craftsmanship and vigilance to detail prompted Visconti to be the first contemporary company to re-apply the art and beautyof celluloid pens.
		Consisistent with its reputation of excellence in design and technology, Visconti has recently introduced several elegant writing instruments collections which have captured the imagination of a public seeking innovation.
	www.pens.it /visconti (145 words)

	The DVD Maniacs - Forum - Luchino Visconti
		Visconti was part of the Italian Communist neo-realist film movement of the post-war era.
		Many of Visconti's films were printed in the dye transfer process at the Italian Technicolor lab which continued to use the system until 1980.
		Visconti's point of view can hardly be called "inaccurate," as Richard tried to suggest, btw.
	www.dvdmaniacs.net /forums/printthread.php?t=11636 (669 words)

	Luchino Visconti (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-07)
		By filming in the peasant fishing village of Acitrezza in southern Italy, and capturing the local dialect of the indigenous nonprofessional (and uncredited) actors, Luchino Visconti preserves the authenticity and universality of the story of human struggle.
		Through the exploitation of the fishermen, Visconti parallels the chaos and uncertainty of social revolution with the deceptive and cruel nature of the sea.
		Inevitably, the personal pursuit of dreams proves to be the unraveling of the family's unity, as individual needs conflict with familial responsibility.
	www.filmref.com /directors/dirpages/visconti.html (914 words)

	VISCONTI museum
		Visconti produced its first Limited Edition collection during 1990, when the company found a small supply of old celluloid (ca.
		Visconti believes that a limited edition should truly be limited, and has committed that no limited edition pen will exceed 1,000 pieces.
		Visconti produced a limited edition of fountain pens, and all of Visconti's profits have been donated towards the Museum's restoration.
	www.pens.it /museum.htm (262 words)

	Diego Visconti
		Visconti was the managing partner of the Communications and High Tech operating group in Europe and Latin America, a position he had held since 1995.
		Visconti’s leadership positions with Accenture in Italy included: deputy managing partner (1989 to 1992); managing partner—Products (1989 to 1992); industry director-Banking (1987 to 1989); managing partner of the Rome office (1987 to 1989); and managing partner of the Treviso/Verona office (1985 to 1987).
		Visconti joined Accenture in 1976 and became a partner in 1984.
	www.accenture.com /xd/xd.asp?it=enweb&xd=aboutus\execbio\bios_visconti.xml (220 words)

	Death In Venice
		Visconti, predictably, emphasizes the visual aspects – showing the ubiquitous cautionary notices published by the unseen “authorities,” and it is not the smell of the disinfectant that affects us (although it does Aschenbach) so much as the splashing of it in milky spurts on walls and sidewalks and by the fountains.
		It is typical of Visconti’s judgment in these matters that he should provide this perfectly fitting musical accompaniment for his leisurely tracking camera eye in the lounge.
		As part of this continuity I would also mention Visconti’s deployment of flowers – love’s last emblem ironically is the rose Aschenbach wears at his death – and the “special participation” of Sylvana Mangano who is the loveliest substitute for the “well-preserved though somewhat tired and peaked” woman whom Mann pictures as Tadzio’s mother.
	www.culturecourt.com /Scales/film/DVenice.htm (5857 words)

	Visconti Tarot Review
		He was referring to the Italian title of Tarocchi dei Visconti, which arrived in its English version on American shelves in September 2002.
		Giordarno Berti gives a nice introduction to the Visconti Tarot cards that is covered in some of the little white books of the newer Lo Scarabeo decks issued in the newer 2000 editions.
		This deck copies the Visconti-Sforza, cards of the Milanese tradition that were commissioned in the mid 15th century and extensively copied and reproduced in the Renaissance period, due to the simplicity and clarity of the designs.
	www.aeclectic.net /tarot/visconti/review.html (1307 words)

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