Pagliacci (1982)
- Directed by
- Franco Zeffirelli
- Genre
- musical film
- Country
- Germany, Italy
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Rating
- 4.3 of 10 from 3 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 is a filmed version of Leoncavallo's opera about a clown who must perform a comedy while his heart is breaking with jealousy and betrayal. Opera stars Plácido Domingo and Teresa Stratas sing and act out the tragic story. The movie was shot at La Scala opera house in Milan.
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What happens
Pagliacci is a 1982 Italian film of Ruggero Leoncavallo's opera Pagliacci, directed by Franco Zeffirelli. All the actors, including Plácido Domingo and Teresa Stratas in the starring roles, were opera singers who sang their own parts. Pagliacci was shot at Milan's La Scala opera house and on a movie sound stage. Georges Prêtre conducted the Orchestra and Choir of La Scala. The film was screened out of competition at the 1987 Cannes Film Festival. It was also shown on Italian and U.S. television and brought Zeffirelli an Emmy Award for Best Director in the category of Classical Music Programming. In 2003, Pagliacci was re-released on DVD by Deutsche Grammophon (having earlier been released by Philips/Decca on DVD), paired with Cavalleria rusticana (also starring Plácido Domingo). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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