Farinelli (1994) ( Farinelli voce regina )

Farinelli (1994) (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Farinelli voce regina
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Ceasar Awards
David Donatello Awards
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
French ( Dolby DTS 5.1 )
French ( Subtitles )
Italian ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Italian ( Dolby DTS 5.1 )
Italian ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Italy ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
106 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Filmographies
Interactive Menu
Photo Gallery
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 1994 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Italy ( Italy, Greece )

Directed By:
Gérard Corbiau

Written By:
Andrée Corbiau
Gérard Corbiau

Actors:
Stefano Dionisi ..... Carlo Broschi (Farinelli)
Enrico Lo Verso ..... Riccardo Broschi
Elsa Zylberstein ..... Alexandra
Jeroen Krabbe ..... George Frideric Handel
Caroline Cellier ..... Margareth Hunter
Renaud du Peloux de Saint Romain ..... Benedict
Omero Antonutti ..... Nicola Porpora
Marianne Basler ..... Countess Mauer
Pier Paolo Capponi ..... Broschi
Graham Valentine ..... Prince of Wales
Jacques Boudet ..... Felipe V
Delphine Zentout ..... Young admirer
Richard Reeves
Jonathan Fox
Jo Betzing

Synopsis:

The performer known as Farinelli, born Carlo Broschi (Stefano Dionisi), was famous in the 18th century as the world's greatest castrato, a male singer whose testicles were removed in childhood so that he would retain the high, clear voice of a child while gaining the control and power of an adult vocalist. A strikingly gifted singer with a range of more than three octaves, Farinelli was given little choice but to sacrifice his manhood in exchange for his art, and as his career was founded on the surgery that would dramatically restrict his off-stage life, his art was in turn hemmed in by his family. Carlo's father declared early on that he should only sing the songs of his brother Riccardo (Enrico LoVerso), and while Farinelli's fame gives Riccardo's career a needed boost, the mediocrity of Riccardo's compositions holds Farinelli back. When the singer is given the opportunity to work with the great composer Handel (Jeroen Krabbe), his brother's jealously and Farinelli's own poorly chosen career alliances stand in his way. The brothers' often contentious partnership also extends to the bedroom; while Farinelli's performances set women on fire, he's physically incapable of satisfying them sexually, so he provides the foreplay in a bizarre game of seduction and then turns his conquests over to his brother. Farinelli il Castrato received a Golden Globe award as Best Foreign Language Film of 1994 and an Academy Award nomination in the same category.

Farinelli, is the artistic name of Carlo Broschi, a young singer in Handel's time. He was castrated in his childhood in order to preserve his voice. During his life he becomes to be a very famous opera singer, managed by his mediocre brother (Riccardo).

Costume drama set in the 18th century and based on the true story of Farinelli, the great castrato singer.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 10 January, 2012.

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