The operas Visconti staged with Maria Callas at the Milano Scala wrote theatre history. His movies range from the neorealist "Ossessione" to the opulent "Ludwig II." Our picture biography traces the life and work of one of Italy's greatest and most passionate theatre and movie directors who died 30 years ago and would have been 100 years old in November 2006.
Schirmer/Mosel. German edition. Edited and with an introduction by Marianne Schneider. With texts by Luchino Visconti. Ca. 240 pages, 160 colour and duotone plates, 23 x 32.5 cm, hardcover.