Tosca (2001)

Directed by

Benoît Jacquot

Genre

drama film, musical film

Country

Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy

Runtime

2h 06m

Rated

PG-13

Rating

6.9 of 10 from 8 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film adapts Puccini's opera about a singer caught in a web of political intrigue and violence in Rome. She and her lover face a ruthless police chief who uses her to get what he wants. The performers sing in Italian to prerecorded music but mime their roles on screen.

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What happens

Tosca is a 2001 musical drama film written and directed by Benoît Jacquot, closely based on the 1900 opera Tosca with music by Giacomo Puccini and an Italian libretto by Luigi Illica and Giuseppe Giacosa, based in turn on the 1887 play by Victorien Sardou. The film stars soprano Angela Gheorghiu, tenor Roberto Alagna, and baritone Ruggero Raimondi, who mime their parts, sung in Italian. The soundtrack was pre-recorded in 2000 with the Royal Opera House orchestra and chorus conducted by Antonio Pappano. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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