Tosca's Kiss (1984)
- Original title
- Il bacio di Tosca
- Directed by
- Daniel Schmid
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Switzerland
- Runtime
- 1h 27m
- Rated
- 12
- Rating
- 7.2 of 10 from 9 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
This film documents the lives of retired opera singers living in a nursing home founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in Milan. It observes their daily routines, memories, and enduring passion for music.
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What happens
Tosca's Kiss (Italian: Il Bacio di Tosca) is a 1984 film directed by Daniel Schmid, a documentary of life in the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti of Milan, the world's first nursing home for retired opera singers, founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896. The New York Times review called it "Bravissimo!" Dustin Hoffman cited Il Bacio di Tosca as a direct inspiration for his 2012 film Quartet. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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