Farinelli

1994
14+
1h 51m

ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,8/10

7,5 k

MA NOTE

Home Video Trailer from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Liretrailer2 min 16 s

1 vidéo

35 photos

Period Drama Biography Drama Music

Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueThe story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.

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ÉVALUATION IMDb

6,8/10

7,5 k

MA NOTE

Voir l’information sur la production à IMDbPro

Nommé pour 1 oscar
- 6 victoires et 4 nominations au total

Anecdotes
Both male and female voices were combined to create the sound of Farinelli's singing voice. The male voice was Derek Lee Ragin, a British countertenor and the female Ewa Malas-Godlewska, a Polish mezzo-soprano.

Gaffes
LIGHTING. In scenes that show stage lights and chandeliers, the focus on them is softened, but it can still be seen that the "lamps" and "candles" are in fact far too steady, and too smokeless, to be or to contain live flame. Gaslight was not brought into theatres until just after 1800 (in England), and limelight -- with real quicklime -- around 1820. Also, some outdoor lighting -- outside palaces, etc. -- is obviously too bright, blue- or green-shaded, smokeless, and sharp-edged to come from a bonfire.

Citations
Carlo Broschi: I admire your nerve, madame, in daring to defy Handel.
Countess Mauer: Women are very strong, signor Farinelli. Men's weaknesses make it necessary.

Connexions
Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995)

Bandes originales
Ombra fedele anch'io
[Dario's Solo: Act II, Scene XI, from Opera "Idaspe"]
Composed by Riccardo Broschi, Libretto by G.P. Candi and Domenico Lalli (1730, Venice)
Vocals performed by Ewa Malas-Godlewska (Soprano) and Derek Lee Ragin (Countertenor)

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Wonderful movie but has many inaccuracies

I know I'm being sort of anal by mentioning this, but this movie, as beautiful and enchanting as it is, has many inaccuracies.

Farinelli, in addition to his handsome features and heavenly voice, was also a very humble person and hardly displayed the raucous behavior of a "rock star" as depicted in the film.

Second, the singer was known as disinterested in sex, thus I have no idea why the sex scenes in the film were included. True, there WERE castrati who did engage in pleasures of the flesh, but Farinelli was NOT one of them, or at least there are no historical records suggesting so.

All that aside, this movie was a lavishly done production and a must-see!