Farinelli [videorecording] : il castrato / une production Stephan Films ... [et al.] ; avec la participation de Canal+ ... [et al.] ; Vera Belmont présente ; scénario original de Andree et Gerard Corbiau ; adaptation Marcel Beaulieu, Andree et Gerard Corbiau ; produceur délégé Vera Belmont ; une film de Gerard Corbiau.
Originally produced as a motion picture in 1994. Special features: "Nostalgie d'une voix perdue" (60 min.), a documentary devoted to the castrati; "Farinelli par ceux qui l'ont réalisé" (20 min.). Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Caroline Cellier, Marianne Basler, Jacques Boudet, Graham Valentine, Pier Paolo Capponi, Renaud du Peloux de Saint Romain, Delphine Zentout, Omero Antonutti, Jeroen Krabbe.
Summary:
Based on the amazing true story of the famous castrato Carlo Broschi, this film examines his life and singing career, with particular focus on the turbulent relationship with his older brother.
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