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Farinelli - il Castrato DVD 1994 / Directed by Gérard Corbiau / Starring: Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein

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Farinelli - il Castrato DVD 1994 / Directed by Gérard Corbiau / Starring: Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein / French release DVD + Special features - Making of

UPC 5412370832757

REGION 2 PAL DVD

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AUDIO: FRENCH 5.1, Dutch 2.0

SUBTITLES: Dutch

TOTAL RUNTIME: 110 minutes

 

CONDITION OF THIS DVD IS USED - LIKE NEW !

 

English Summary:

Farinelli is a 1994 internationally co-produced biographical drama film directed by Gérard Corbiau and starring Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein and Jeroen Krabbé. It centers on the life and career of the 18th-century Italian opera singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, considered the greatest castrato singer of all time; as well as his relationship with his brother, composer Riccardo Broschi

The prologue begins with Carlo Broschi, the famous castrato Farinelli, reminiscing about his childhood as a singer in the church choir. A newly castrated boy runs in and warns Carlo that his voice will result in death, then ends himself. Carlo is traumatized and refuses to sing a composition by his older brother Riccardo for his voice teacher, Nicola Porpora. He cries and runs to his father, who comforts him, but extracts a promise that he will never refuse his voice to his brother again. The film proper opens in Madrid, Spain, at the palace of King Philip V. Riccardo Broschi (Enrico Lo Verso) demands to see his brother Carlo (Stefano Dionisi), now known by his nickname, Farinelli. Carlo refuses him. 

 

French Summary:

Riccardo Broschi décide de faire castrer son petit frère Carlo, futur Farinelli, en maquillant cela sous la forme d'un « accident », afin qu'il puisse conserver cette voix cristalline sensationnelle sans laquelle la musique de Riccardo, qui est compositeur, ne vaudrait rien. Le jeune homme parcourt les opéras avec son frère. Une jeune femme, Alexandra, vient un jour demander aux frères Broschi de donner une représentation dans un petit théâtre anglais en pleine faillite. Ils acceptent. C'est alors que s'engage la concurrence entre les Broschi qui veulent sauver le théâtre et Haendel, l'ancien maître des deux frères et célèbre compositeur. Le théâtre gagne considérablement en popularité, mais Haendel tente par tous les moyens de récupérer la voix exceptionnelle de Farinelli. Haendel fait une allusion à « l'accident » qui a coûté sa virilité à Farinelli. Ce dernier découvre alors la vérité et la relation privilégiée qu'il avait avec Riccardo s'efface. Farinelli et Alexandra sont amoureux. Riccardo, qui cherche à se faire pardonner et à rendre une vie « normale » à son petit frère, fait un enfant à Alexandra, puis part s'engager dans l'armée. Il disparaît de la vie de Farinelli, que l'on voit, dans l'une des dernières scènes du film, embrasser le ventre arrondi par la grossesse d’Alexandra.

 

Cast / Szereplők:

ActorRole
Stefano Dionisi Carlo Maria Broschi
Enrico Lo Verso Riccardo Broschi
Elsa Zylberstein Alexandra
Jeroen Krabbé George Frideric Handel
Caroline Cellier Margaret Hunter
Renaud du Peloux de Saint Romain Benedict
Omero Antonutti Nicola Porpora
Marianne Basler Comtesse Mauer
Pier Paolo Capponi Broschi
Graham Valentine Prince of Wales
Jacques Boudet Philip V
Delphine Zentout Young admirer

 

Directed by Gérard Corbiau
Produced by Véra Belmont
Written by Marcel Beaulieu
Andrée Corbiau
Gérard Corbiau
Starring Stefano Dionisi
Enrico Lo Verso
Elsa Zylberstein
Music by Johann Adolf Hasse (composer: additional music)
Nicola Porpora (composer: additional music)
Ewa Malas-Godlewska (singer)
Derek Lee Ragin (singer)
Cinematography Walther van den Ende
Edited by Joëlle Hache
Production
company
Stéphan Films
MG
Italian International Film
K2 SA
Alinea Films
Union Generale Cinematographique
Canal+
France 2 Cinéma
Studio Image
Mediaset
RTL-TVI
Filmstiftung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics (Region 1 DVD)
Release date
  • 7 December 1994 (France)
  • 16 March 1995 (Italy)
Running time
110 minutes
Country Italy
Belgium
France
Language Italian
French

 

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