Underplayed Gems

Mario Lanza: The American Caruso (1983)

Mario Lanza: The American Caruso poster
Directed by
John Musilli
Genre
documentary, tv movie
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 30m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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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.

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How it feels

This documentary tells the story of famous tenor Mario Lanza. It includes clips from his movies and interviews with his family and people who worked with him. Placido Domingo hosts and narrates.

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What happens

Mario Lanza: The American Caruso is a 90-minute 1983 PBS documentary, narrated and hosted by Plácido Domingo. It explores the life of tenor Mario Lanza, and includes clips from six of the tenor's eight films, together with interviews with such Lanza associates and contemporaries as Anna Moffo, Kathryn Grayson, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Joe Pasternak, and Dorothy Kirsten, Frances Yeend, and the conductor Peter Herman Adler. The film also includes interviews and remembrances from Lanza's mother and all four of his children. Production credits as follows: written by Stephen Chodorov, director John Musilli, writer and producer JoAnn Young. The documentary film was nominated for a Primetime Emmy in 1983 as Outstanding Informational Special. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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