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Aida (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Aida
Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Mono )

Product Origin/Format:
Germany ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
92 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1953 and produced in:
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Clemente Fracassi

Written By:
Clemente Fracassi
Antonio Ghislanzoni

Actors:
Sophia Loren ..... Aida
Renata Tebaldi ..... Aida
Lois Maxwell ..... Amneris
Ebe Stignani ..... Amneris
Luciano Della Marra ..... Radamès
Giuseppe Campora ..... Radamès
Afro Poli ..... Amonasro
Gino Bechi ..... Amonasro
Antonio Cassinelli ..... Ramfis
Giulio Neri ..... Ramfis
Enrico Formichi ..... Il Faraone [The Pharaoh]
Domenico Balini ..... Il messagero
Paolo Caroli ..... Il messagero
Marisa Valenti ..... Un'ancella
Giovanna Russo ..... Un'ancella (voice)

Synopsis:

Sophia Loren, complete with blackface and an Afro, came to international acclaim in this fairly literal version of the Giuseppe Verdi opera. Loren (with singing dubbed by Renata Tebaldi) portrays the title character, an Ethiopian slave owned by Amneris (Lois Maxwell), the daughter of the Egyptian king. Aida's romantic heart is her weakness, as she must choose between loyalty to her conquered race and romance with Radames (Luciano della Marra), an officer of the Egyptian army. Director Clemente Fracassi gets a bit carried away with epic splendor and the opulent color format, but fans of Loren and opera novices should find the film rewarding. Despite Loren's lauded performance, the role of Aida was originally intended for Gina Lollobrigida.

Aida, an Ethiopian slave girl to Amneris, the King of Egypt's daughter, is torn between her love for Radames, an Egyptian army officer, and for her own defeated people.

Opera. Verdi's tragic story of the love of an Ethiopian slave girl for one of the Pharaoh's chieftains.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 12 June, 2009.