Farinelli, il castrato

Corbiau, Gérard, (film director.). Corbiau, Andrée, (screenwriter.). Beaulieu, Marcel, (adapter.). Lo Verso, Enrico, (actor.). Dionisi, Stefano, 1966- (actor.). Zylberstein, Elsa, (actor.). Cellier, Caroline, 1945-2020 (actor.). Stephan Films, (production company.). Alinea Films, (production company.). Studio Canal+, (production company.). UGC Images (Firm), (production company.). Film Movement (Firm), (publisher.). Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Caroline Cellier, Marianne Basler, Jacques Boudet, Graham Valentine, Pier Paolo Capponi. (Cast).

Summary: In the eighteenth century, no man was more famous or more celebrated than the castrato Carlo Broschi, commonly known as Farinelli. The films tells the story of the world-famous opera singer, who was castrated during childhood to preserve his voice. Together with his brother Riccardo, a composer, they travel Europe. They are inseparable, seducing audiences both on and off the stage, while sharing everything, including lovers, until rivalry and obsession threaten to tear them apart.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (111 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (14 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 15 cm)
videodisc
Publisher: New York, NY : Film Movement LLC, [2019]
Copyright: ©2019

Content descriptions

General Note:	Title and credits from screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 1994. Wide screen. Bonus features: making-of featurette; trailer; new essay by Kenji Fujishima.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Cinematography, Walther Vanden Ende ; editor, Joelle Hache ; musical direction, Christophe Rousset.
Participant or Performer Note:	Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Caroline Cellier, Marianne Basler, Jacques Boudet, Graham Valentine, Pier Paolo Capponi.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: R; for depiction of adult themes and sexuality.
System Details Note:	DVD; NTSC, all regions; widescreen (1.85:1) ; 2K digital restoration ; 2.0 stereo; [color]
Language Note:	French and Italian dialogue; optional English subtitles; closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.