Sandra
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Luchino Visconti
Claudia Cardinale
Jean Sorel
Michael Craig
Marie Bell
Renzo Ricci
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
After a long absence, 25-year-old Sandra returns to Volterra, an ancient, crumbling Italian town which dates back to Etruscan times. Accompanying her is her American husband, Andrew, a practical man who is puzzled by the volatile emotions of his wife's family. Foremost among them is Sandra's younger brother, Gianni, an unstable, would-be author who has attempted suicide several times, but only when Sandra was there to save him. His reunion with Sandra rekindles the passionate feelings he had for her during their adolescence, but Sandra feels only remorse and guilt. Also living at the palazzo is their mother, once a beautiful woman who is now ravaged by physical and mental illness. Although Sandra has ostensibly returned because the family grounds are being given to the city in memory of her father, a prominent Jewish scientist who died in a Nazi concentration camp, her real reason is to confirm her suspicion that her mother arranged her husband's deportation and subsequent death in order to marry Gilardini, the former administrator of the estate. Unable to comprehend the mounting tensions, Andrew makes an attempt to reconcile Sandra and Gianni with their stepfather, but having failed miserably, he leaves for the United States. Gianni destroys his autobiographical novel and then kills himself. After staying for the dedication ceremony, Sandra leaves to rejoin her husband.
Director
Luchino Visconti
Cast
Claudia Cardinale
Jean Sorel
Michael Craig
Marie Bell
Renzo Ricci
Fred Williams
Amalia Troiani
Vittorio Manfrino
Renato Moretti
Giovanni Rovini
Paolo Pescini
Isacco Politi
Crew
Oscar Brazzi
Bice Brichetto
Suso Cecchi D'amico
Jole Cecchini
Claudio Cirillo
Albino Cocco
Franco Cristaldi
Nino Cristiani
César Franck
Mario Garbuglia
Claudio Maielli
Enrico Medioli
Sergio Merolle
Armando Nannuzzi
Rinaldo Ricci
Michele Trimarchi
Luchino Visconti
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
Filmed on location in Volterra, Geneva, the Alps, and other locations near Florence and in northern Italy. Opened in Rome in September 1965 as Vaghe stelle dell'orsa.
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 1965 Venice Film Festival.
Released in United States 2013
Released in United States September 17, 1965
Released in United States September 1965
Released in United States Winter January 16, 1966
Shown at New York Film Festival September 17, 1965.
Released in United States 2013 (Revivals)
Released in United States Winter January 16, 1966
Released in United States September 1965 (Shown at Venice Film Festival September 1965.)
Released in United States September 17, 1965 (Shown at New York Film Festival September 17, 1965.)
Shown at Venice Film Festival September 1965.
