Luchino Visconti: The Quest for the Impossible
Visconti
A Dominique Maillet's documentary about Visconti in the set of "Conversation Piece".
Cast
Caterina D’Amico
Self
Helmut Berger
Self
Stefano Patrizi
Self
Giorgio Treves
Self
Piero Tosi
Self
Luchino Visconti
Self (archive footage)
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