Il Boemo (2022)

Directed by

Petr Václav

Genre

drama film, biographical film, musical film, historical film

Country

Slovakia, Czech Republic, Italy

Runtime

2h 20m

Rated

18

Rating

6.1 of 10 from 55 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A historical drama follows the life of Czech composer Josef Myslivecek as he builds a career in eighteenth century Italy. He creates opera seria and mentors the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

periodelegantslow-burnmeasuredmelancholicmusicalseriousrestrainedcontemplative

What happens

Il Boemo (lit. 'the Bohemian') is a 2022 period biographical drama film about the life and career of the Czech composer Josef Mysliveček (1737–1781), written and directed by Petr Václav. Mysliveček was one of the most acclaimed and prolific composers of opera seria in Italy in the second half of the eighteenth century, and mentor and friend to Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The film stars Vojtěch Dyk, Elena Radonicich, Barbara Ronchi, and Lana Vlady. The music for the film has been recorded by the Czech ensemble Collegium 1704 led by Václav Luks, featuring international soloists such as Philippe Jaroussky, Emöke Baráth, Raffaella Milanesi, and Simona Šaturová. It was selected as the Czech entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 95th Academy Awards. It premiered at 70th San Sebastián International Film Festival on 19 September 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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