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

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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