Farinelli
by G?rard Corbiau
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Actor: Caroline Cellier, Elsa Zylberstein, Enrico Lo Verso, Jeroen Krabb?, Stefano DionisiDirector: G?rard Corbiau
Brand: Sony
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: French (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; Italian (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled)
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: Pan & Scan, 1.33:1
Running Time: 110 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2000-08-22
Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Studio: Sony Pictures
Movie Reviews of Farinelli
Movie Review: wonderful view into the Baroque
Summary: 4 Stars
Though this is not on a par with Amadeus, it is an incredibly rich portrait of a period. I was fascinated by it, and my daughter, a serious singing student, saw (non-racy) portions of it in her French school. It is a very European film, paying minute attention to historical (if not biographical) detail. It is also a taut drama between two brother, one a performer of genius (truly a rock star of his age) and the other a hanger-on who uses his brother to advance an otherwise mediocre talent. Hamdel is also fun, but I never appreciated him all that much.
At the core of the drama is a terrible secret, of course. The brothers are very close, sharing lovers and their music, and their love for each other is lost eventually. While this is not biographically anything we can know, it is great drama that never becomes soap opera.
You see popular culture for aristocrats of the time, which is a real treat. They are not portrayed as silly dilettantes (such an easy cheap shot), but as great cultural enthusiasts and patrons, which some of them were.
Recommended warmly. It is worth re-viewing many times and we certainly will.
Summary of Farinelli
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: RThis 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 G?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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