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Farinelli
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1994 film by Gérard Corbiau
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Farinelli, also titled Farinelli - Voce regina, is a 1994 biographical drama film directed by Gérard Corbiau, who also wrote the screenplay. The production originates from France, Belgium, and Italy, with the original language being Italian. The cast features Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, and Jeroen Krabbé. Additional crew members include producer Véra Belmont, executive producer Aldo Lado, director of photography Walther van den Ende, production designer Gianni Quaranta, and composer Christophe Rousset.
The narrative is set in England and explores the life and career of the Italian opera singer Farinelli. The film has a runtime of 111 minutes and was distributed by Sony Pictures Classics and Netflix via video on demand. It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. Review scores include a 5.6 out of 10, a 60% rating, and a 6.8 rating.
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Film · TMDB
6.6The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.
Cast
- Stefano Dionisi as Carlo Broschi (Farinelli)
- Enrico Lo Verso as Riccardo Broschi
- Elsa Zylberstein as Alexandra
- Jeroen Krabbé as George Frideric Handel
- Caroline Cellier as Margareth Hunter
- Marianne Basler as Countess Mauer
Themes
- opera
- sibling relationship
- eunuch
- biography
- dresden, germany
- opera singer
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- drama film
- Country of origin
- Italy
- Original language
- Italian
- Director
- Gérard Corbiau
- Screenwriter
- Gérard Corbiau
- Composer
- Christophe Rousset
- Producer
- Véra Belmont
- Cinematographer
- Walther van den Ende
- Narrative location
- England
- Duration
- 111
- FilmAffinity ID
- 215922
- Distribution format
- video on demand
- Image
- Bartolomeo Nazari - Portrait of Farinelli 1734 - Royal College of Music London.jpg
Show 6 more facts
- publication date
- 1994-01-01
- title
- Farinelli - Voce regina
- production designer
- Gianni Quaranta
- distributed by
- Netflix
- review score
- 60%
- executive producer
- Aldo Lado
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