Farinelli : il castrato
(DVD) 

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Belmont, Véra, presenter,
Corbiau, Andrée, screenwriter.
Corbiau, Gérard, screenwriter,
Beaulieu, Marcel, screenwriter.
Dionisi, Stefano, 1966- actor.
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Popular Media - 3rd Floor
ML420 .F37 2000
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Subjects

LC Subjects
Biographical films.
Castrati -- Biography -- Drama.
Farinelli, -- 1705-1782 -- Drama.
Feature films.
Fiction films.
Foreign films.
Historical films.
Jealousy -- Drama.
Motion pictures, French.
Motion pictures, Italian.
Psychological films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Castrati
Drama
Europe
Farinelli, -- 1705-1782
Feature films
Singers
Video recordings
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Other Subjects
Cinéma français.
Cinéma italien.
Feature films.
Films biographiques.
Films de fiction.
Films historiques.
Films psychologiques.
Vidéos pour personnes handicapées auditives.

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Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 110 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Italian
UPC
043396106291

Notes

General Note
Originally released in 1995 as motion picture.
General Note
The voices of Ewa Malas-Godlewska and Derek Lee Ragin were combined to create the sound of Farinelli's singing voice.
General Note
Special features: talent files; theatrical trailers.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Walther van den Ende ; editor, Joëlle Hache ; musical direction, Christophe Rousset ; Les Talens Lyriques ; production designer, Gianni Quaranta ; costume designers, Olga Berluti, Anne de Laugardière ; executive producers, Linda Gutenberg, Aldo Lado.
Participants/Performers
Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Caroline Cellier, Marianne Basler, Jacques Boudet, Graham Valentine, Pier Paolo Capponi, Renaud du Peloux de Saint Romain, Delphine Zentout, Omero Antonutti, Jeroen Krabbé, Ewa Malas-Godlewska, Derek Lee Ragin.
Description
Farinelli, the renowned 18th-century castrato opera singer, captivates European audiences under his stage name Carlo Broschi. With charisma, talent, and a quest for success, Farinelli enjoys wealth, fame, and the adoration of women. His obsession with earning the respect of his brother's rival, composer George Frideric Handel, unfolds against a backdrop of dramatic events, including a traumatic childhood incident and encounters Nicola Porpora and King Philip V in Madrid.
Target Audience
Rated R.
System Details
DVD, region 1, NTSC, widescreen (1.85:1) presentation; Dolby Surround 2-channel.
Language
Soundtrack in Italian and French; optional subtitles in English, French or Spanish; closed-captioned in English.
Awards
Golden Globe, Best Foreign Language Film, 1995
Local note
SACFinal081324

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Belmont, V., Corbiau, A., Corbiau, G., Beaulieu, M., Dionisi, S., Lo Verso, E., Zylberstein, E., Cellier, C., Basler, M., Boudet, J., Valentine, G. F., Zentout, D., Antonutti, O., Krabbé, J., Małas-Godlewska, E., Ragin, D. L., Van den Ende, W., Hache, J., Rousset, C., Quaranta, G., Berluti, O., & De Laugardière, A. (2000). Farinelli: il castrato . Columbia TriStar Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Véra, Belmont et al.. 2000. Farinelli: Il Castrato. Culver City, California: Columbia TriStar Home Video.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Véra, Belmont et al.. Farinelli: Il Castrato Culver City, California: Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Belmont, V., Corbiau, A., Corbiau, G., Beaulieu, M., Dionisi, S., Lo Verso, E. and Zylberstein, E. et al (2000). Farinelli: il castrato. Culver City, California: Columbia TriStar Home Video.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Belmont, Véra,, et al. Farinelli: Il Castrato Columbia TriStar Home Video, 2000.

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