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Farinelli

starring: Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Jeroen Krabbé, Caroline Cellier
directed by: GĂ©rard Corbiau

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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 9780767827669
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
ISBN: 076782766X
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 1
Picture Format: Pan & Scan
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 22, 2000
Running Time: 110 minutes
Sales Rank: 12814
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: March 17, 1995



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Product Description:
The true story of castrato opera singer carlo broschi who enthralled 18th-cnetury european audiences under his stage name of farinelli. Special features: subitles in englihs french and spanish theatrical trailers talent files interactive menus scene selections and much more. Studio: Sony Pictures Home Ent Release Date: 06/24/2008 Run time: 110 minutes Rating: R

Amazon.com:
This interesting Belgian film from 1994 has a surface subject that might make a few guys wince: an 18th-century castrato, or castrated male opera singer. A superstar in Europe, Farinelli the vocalist--despite compromised equipment--gets his share of groupies and is showered with attention and gifts from rich patrons. Meanwhile, his brother--a so-so composer whose career and fortunes are inextricably linked to his sibling, as per their father's wishes--feels like a sham for enjoying the fruits of another's success. For director GĂ©rard Corbiau, the real story is that of the forced bond between the two men, and their unspoken awareness that their separate destinies have been slowed by the arrangement. Corbiau gives us the best of two worlds: a costume drama with an unusual, even exotic, story line, and a tender, universal tale of real love. The opera sequences are a kick: the breathless crowds, Farinelli's hammy control over the drama, and his stunning castrato voice (manufactured by Corbiau via synthesized merger of male and female voices) and all make for great fun. --Tom Keogh



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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Magnificent story
This movie is exquisitely shot and directed, and the display of baroque opera segments is stunning. ... Read More


Rating: 3 out of 5 stars - Historically inaccurate
A good source of entertainment, but historically inaccurate. For one thing, Farinelli famously DID ... Read More


Rating: 5 out of 5 stars - Sex and Opera
Farinelli is an amazing movie, the music, the sets-everything. It is well written, well acted and beautifully ... Read More


Rating: 2 out of 5 stars - Beautiful But Silly
Visually opulent, and with a stunning soundtrack, this film could have been so much better if it didn't take completely ... Read More


Rating: 4 out of 5 stars - Unique but Flawed
Thank goodness this prize-winning, one-of-a-kind film "Farinelli" was made, even though there are many disappointments about ... Read More

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