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
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 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)
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The Choir Master (2001)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.