The Leopard (1963)

Amidst the tumultuous backdrop of Garibaldi's unification of Italy in the 1860s, a venerable Sicilian aristocratic family confronts the erosion of their established order. Prince Don Fabrizio Salina, a man of both pride and shrewd calculation, navigates this shifting landscape by orchestrating a strategic alliance. He consents to the marriage of his dashing nephew, Tancredi, a celebrated war hero, to the captivating Angelica. She is the daughter of Don Calogero, a nouveau riche bourgeois whose wealth promises to sustain the Salina family's accustomed opulence and enduring political influence, forever altering their legacy. The winds of change are sweeping through Sicily.