Farinelli (1994)

Directed by

Gérard Corbiau

Genre

drama film, biographical film

Country

France, Italy, Belgium

Runtime

1h 51m

Rated

M

Rating

6.6 of 10 from 193 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

The film follows the life of 18th-century castrato singer Farinelli and his intense bond with his composer brother. It shows his rise to fame in opera and the personal costs of his legendary voice.

melancholicvisually lushbiographicalslow-burnelegantemotionally layeredintimateperiod-richsomber

What happens

Farinelli is a 1994 internationally co-produced biographical drama film directed by Gérard Corbiau and starring Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, and Jeroen Krabbé. It centers on the life and career of the 18th-century Italian opera singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, considered the greatest castrato singer of all time; as well as his relationship with his brother, the composer Riccardo Broschi. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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