Casta diva (1935)
- Directed by
- Carmine Gallone
- Genre
- drama film, biographical film, musical film
- Country
- Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 5 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This film tells the life story of the composer Vincenzo Bellini, focusing on his struggles and his creation of the famous opera Norma. It follows his relationships and his passion for music in early 19th century Italy.
dramaticmusicalhistoricalromanticvisually lushslow-burnmelancholicearnestsweeping
What happens
Casta Diva is a 1935 Italian musical drama film directed by Carmine Gallone and starring Mártha Eggerth, Lamberto Picasso and Gualtiero Tumiati. The film won Best Italian Film at the 1935 Venice International Film Festival. An English-language version The Divine Spark was made at the same time, also directed by Gallone and starring Eggerth. Gallone remade the film in 1954 in Technicolor. The film's sets were designed by the art directors Werner Schlichting and Enrico Verdozzi. Location shooting took place around Catania in Sicily. In Bellini's opera, Norma, the soprano's plea to the moon goddess in Act I begins Casta diva, and the aria is well known by that name. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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