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...peopled with characatures. The giggling girls, the pompous general, and the swooning old ladies could be taken from any number of films. And Visconti does not merely present them; he dwells on them. Moreover, he takes two of Lampedusa's most vivid characters and drams them of life. Don Calegro, the uneducated but shrewd mayor, becomes a drunken buffoon. Tancredi, the Prince's favorite, undergoes a rather obvious transition from youthful revolutionary to foppish conservative as the middle class reaction to change sets...

Author: By Ben W. Heineman jr., | Title: The Leopard | 11/1/1963 | See Source »

...saint and include concerts, processions and evening illuminations. The society of San Giueppe di Riesi will celebrate July 28-30 and that of San Giuseppe di Pietra on Aug. 4-6. Others who have not yet set a date are those of Maria Santissima della Cava di Pletraperzia, San Calegro di Sciacca and the Madonna di Anzano...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Places to Visit in Boston | 7/25/1933 | See Source »

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