Leopardi
Oct 16, 2014 | IMDB 6.8
137 min Watch NowDrama, History
In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.
Drama, History
In 19th-century Italy, Giacomo Leopardi channels his debilitating illness and isolation into poetry.
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