Farinelli, il castrato

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The true story of a world famous castrato in the 18th century. With charisma, talent, drive and success, Farinelli had everything: money, talent, fame, women, and the voice of an angel. He becomes obsessed with earning the respect of his brother's rival, the composer Handel.

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Main Authors: Corbiau, Gérard (Adapter, Screenwriter), Corbiau, Andrée (Adapter, Screenwriter), Beaulieu, Marcel (Adapter)
Other Authors: Dionisi, Stefano, 1966- (Actor), Lo Verso, Enrico (Actor), Zylberstein, Elsa (Actor), Cellier, Caroline, 1945-2020 (Actor), Basler, Marianne (Actor), Boudet, Jacques (Actor), Zentout, Delphine (Actor), Antonutti, Omero, 1935-2019 (Actor), Krabbé, Jeroen, 1944- (Actor), Van den Ende, Walther (director of photography.), Berluti, Olga (Costume designer), De Laugardière, Anne (Costume designer), Rousset, Christophe (Musical director), Ragin, Derek Lee (Singer), Małas-Godlewska, Ewa, 1955- (Singer)
Format: DVD
Language:Italian
French
English
Spanish
Published: ©1995
Series:Sony Pictures classics.
Subjects:
Farinelli, > 1705-1782 > Drama.
Farinelli, > 1705-1782.
1700-1799
Castrati > Drama.
Singers > Biography > Drama.
Opera > 18th century > Drama.
Foreign films > Belgium.
Italian language materials.
French language materials.
Films étrangers > Belgique.
Castrati.
Foreign films.
Opera.
Singers > Biography.
Belgium.
Italian films.
Musical films.
Fiction films.
Drama.
Feature films.
Historical films.
Biographical films.
Feature films > France.
Feature films > Belgium.
Feature films > Italy.
Foreign language films > French.
Foreign language films > Italian.
Films historiques.
Films de fiction.
Films biographiques.
Films musicaux.
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Summary:The true story of a world famous castrato in the 18th century. With charisma, talent, drive and success, Farinelli had everything: money, talent, fame, women, and the voice of an angel. He becomes obsessed with earning the respect of his brother's rival, the composer Handel.
Item Description:Widescreen letterbox format.
Originally released in 1995 as motion picture.
Both male and female voices were combined to create the sound of Farinelli's singing voice. The male voice was Derek Lee Ragin, a British countertenor and the female Ewa Malas-Godlewska, a Polish mezzo-soprano.
Special features: Talen files; Theatrical trailers.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (110 min.) : DVD video, sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD ; NTSC, region 1 ; Dolby stereo surround ; widscreen 1.85:1.
Audience:Rated R.
Awards:Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film, 1995
Production Credits:Cinematography, Walther Vanden Ende ; production design, Gianni Quaranta ; costumes, Olga Berluti & Anne de Laugardiere ; editing, Joelle Hache ; musical direction, Christophe Rousset.
ISBN:076782766X
9780767827669

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