The Life of Verdi
by Renato Castellani
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Actor: Carla Fracci, Giampiero Albertini, Lino Capolicchio, Omero Antonutti, Ronald PickupDirector: Renato Castellani
Cinematographer: Giuseppe Ruzzolini
Writer: Renato Castellani
Editor: Otello Colangeli
Writer: Gene Luotto
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); Italian (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 600 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2003-11-18
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
Movie Reviews of The Life of Verdi
Movie Review: Shameful !!!
Summary: 3 Stars
I enjoyed watching "The Life of Verdi" when it was on Television. I like it so much I bought the series when it came out on VHS tapes. When it came out with the DVD version, I bought it without reading the reviews, thinking it would be even better in video quality. It was the biggest mistake I ever done. The quality of the DVD was so bad it is shocking. With its many visual flaws, it is actually worse than my video tape version.
I will never have the confidence to buy from this company again. Never in my life have I bought a DVD with such regret.They should be ashamed for ruining such a enchanting mini series.
As much as I enjoy the series, I would not recommend it to anyone until they can do a proper transfer from the original source. The company should not be rewarded for such scandalous effort.
Summary of The Life of Verdi
"Sumptuously costumed and splendidly staged, this elaborate cinematic biography blends documentary with drama to tell the story of a great artistic genius who became the musical voice of a nation."* Booklist. Filmed on location in Italy, Leningrad, London, and Paris, this epic mini-series took several years to create, requiring more than 100 actors, 1800 extras, and 4000 costumes. This uncut version dubbed in English is 4 hours longer than the edited version that originally aired on Public Television to great acclaim. This spectacular film is filled with Verdi's glorious music, sung in the original Italian and taken from past recordings featuring such operatic legends as Renata Tebaldi, Maria Callas, Luciano Pavarotti, and Birgit Nilsson. Stars Ronald Pickup, who plays Verdi with a "subdued, dignified passion" and Carla Fracci, the famed Italian ballerina, who is "absolutely superb" as Giuseppina Strepponi, Verdi's second wife (Clive Barnes).Drama DVD Video
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