The Life of Verdi
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Movie Reviews of The Life of Verdi
Movie Review: 5 stars for content, *1* star for dvd quality
Summary: 5 Stars
The greatness of Verdi is detailed meticulously in this brilliant miniseries/documentary. If you're a Verdi fan, this is definitely a must see. However, the DVD transfer is horrible. It would seem like that the source of the transfer is an old VHS tape. There are sections where the entire screen and audio are chewed up. This problem occurs frequently in episodes 3-6. Would it have killed Kultur to remaster the source?Movie Review: Life of Verdi
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a marvelous rendering of the life of Verdi, you don't even need to be an opera buff to enjoy it. It was well written and was as historically accurate as possible. The scenery and filming were excellent. Overall it was a very enjoyable DVD, time well spent.Movie Review: EXCELENT
Summary: 5 Stars
I think this one of the most beatiful series I ever seen. I only miss more information about AIDA.
What I would have wanted to know before my purchase is to know if the film had subtitles in spanish, because most of my family does'nt speak english. Thanks-
Movie Review: Life of Verdi DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
I saw the series when it was shown originally on PBS TV many years ago.
The edition I purchased is technically somewhat dated and has been slightly edited, with some interesting scenes -such as the account of Verdi's last hours from his faithful friend and libretist Arrigo Boito- deleted. The movie was filmed largely on location, which makes for a very realistic setting. For example the scenes done in Busseto, which aside for modern conveniences is as charming as it must have been a century ago are particularly moving.
There is no option to select language sub-titles, and die-hard italianophiles will have to settle for English. The performance by all actors is superb, and after a while one forgets they are not speaking Verdi's mother tongue.
The film Life of Verdi is a must-have for Verdi aficionados.
Movie Review: A Very Special Series
Summary: 4 Stars
As lifelong opera lovers who toured the Verdi sites covered in this series -- Le Roncole (now called Roncole-Verdi) Busseto, and Sant' Agata -- we have a special affection for "The Life of Verdi," which we first bought in videotape format. It doesn't have the usual kind of dramatic script but brings Verdi, his family, his fellow musicians, and his compatriots to life by narration and excerpts from actual letters and other first-hand references. The viewer is immersed in all of the best-loved arias and orchestral passages from his operas, while learning about nineteenth-century politics in the city-states that finally became a united Italy. It is a stunning achievement, but a bit slow moving at times because of the lack of the kind of dramatic dialogue one expects in key episodes. -- Phyllis & Howard