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Farinelli is a italien film of genre Drama directed by Gérard Corbiau released in USA on 7 december 1994 with Stefano Dionisi

Farinelli (1994)

Farinelli
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Released in USA 7 december 1994
Length 1h51
Directed by
OriginItalie
Genres Drama,    Biography,    Historical,    Musical
Rating67% 3.396723.396723.396723.396723.39672

Farinelli is a 1994 internationally co-produced biographical drama film directed by Gérard Corbiau and starring Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein and Jeroen Krabbé. It centers on the life and career of the 18th-century Italian opera singer Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, considered the greatest castrato singer of all time; as well as the relation with his brother, composer Riccardo Broschi.

Synopsis

Riccardo Broschi décide de faire castrer son petit frère Carlo, futur Farinelli, en maquillant cela sous la forme d'un « accident », afin qu'il puisse conserver cette voix cristalline sensationnelle sans laquelle la musique de Riccardo, qui est compositeur, ne vaudrait rien. Le jeune homme parcourt les opéras avec son frère. Une jeune femme, Alexandra, vient un jour demander aux frères Broschi de donner une représentation dans un petit théâtre anglais en pleine faillite. Ils acceptent. C'est alors que s'engage la concurrence entre les Broschi qui veulent sauver le théâtre et Haendel, l'ancien maître des deux frères et célèbre compositeur. Le théâtre gagne considérablement en popularité, mais Haendel tente par tous les moyens de récupérer la voix exceptionnelle de Farinelli. Haendel fait une allusion à « l'accident » qui a coûté sa virilité à Farinelli. Ce dernier découvre alors la vérité et la relation privilégiée qu'il avait avec Riccardo s'efface. Farinelli et Alexandra sont amoureux. Riccardo, qui cherche à se faire pardonner et à rendre une vie « normale » à son petit frère, fait un enfant à Alexandra, puis part s'engager dans l'armée. Il disparaît de la vie de Farinelli, que l'on voit, dans l'une des dernières scènes du film, embrasser le ventre arrondi par la grossesse d’Alexandra.

Actors

Stefano Dionisi

(Carlo Broschi (Farinelli))Enrico Lo Verso

(Riccardo Broschi)Elsa Zylberstein

(Alexandra)Jeroen Krabbé

(George Frideric Handel)Caroline Cellier

(Margareth Hunter)
And :
Omero Antonutti
Marianne Basler
Pier Paolo Capponi
Jacques Boudet
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