Directed by:
Gérard CorbiauCinematography:
Walther Vanden EndeCast:
Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Caroline Cellier, Marianne Basler, Jacques Boudet, Pier Paolo Capponi, Delphine Zentout (more)Plots(1)
Set against a sumptuous world of 18th century Italian high art and music, the story deals with two brothers, Ricardo Broschi and his younger sibling, Carlo. To preserve his beautiful voice, the 7-year-old Carlo undergoes primitive surgery to become a "castrato," glorious male singers who retained the vocal purity of young boys with the power of men and the high register of a woman. Blessed with the "voice of an angel," he embarks on a glorious journey of music and passion. As a highly skilled performer with sensuously handsome looks, Farinelli quickly attains a quasi-mythical status in his own lifetime. But the jealousies caused by celebrity and the strained relationships between Farinelli and his brother as well as other artists of his time cast a shadow over Farinelli's bright existence. And so, he chooses a life of exile in Spain, thus ending one of the most illustrious--and colorful--vocal careers in history. (official distributor synopsis)
(more)Cast
Stefano Dionisi
Italy
Best movies:
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
The Truce (1997)
Joseph (1995) (TV movie)
Enrico Lo Verso
Italy
Best movies:
Les Misérables (2000) (series)
Les Enfants volés (1992)
Mirush (2007)
Elsa Zylberstein
France
Best movies:
Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
I've Loved You So Long (2008)
A Bag of Marbles (2017)
Caroline Cellier
France
Best movies:
This Man Must Die (1969)
Farinelli (1994)
Life Love Death (1969)
Marianne Basler
Belgium
Best movies:
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Who Knows (2001)
L'Impure (1991) (TV movie)
Jacques Boudet
France
Best movies:
The Count of Monte Cristo (1998) (series)
Nikita (1990)
Dear Inspector (1978)
Pier Paolo Capponi
Italy
Best movies:
Fiorile (1993)
Many Wars Ago (1970)
Farinelli (1994)
Delphine Zentout
France
Best movies:
Farinelli (1994)
Maigret (1991) (series)
Il court, il court le furet (2003) (TV movie)
Omero Antonutti
Italy
Best movies:
Life Is Beautiful (1997)
Dem Mörder verfallen - Eine Frau in Gefahr (1999) (TV movie)
The Life of Verdi (1982) (series)
Jeroen Krabbé
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
The Honest Courtesan (1998)
For a Lost Soldier (1992)
Karl-Heinz Dickmann
Germany
Best movies:
The Princess and the Warrior (2000)
Farinelli (1994)
Hubert Burczek
West Germany
Best movies:
Farinelli (1994)
Where Are You Going, Habibi? (2015)
Ein starkes Team (1994) (series)
Xenia Seeberg
Best movies:
Knockin' on Heaven's Door (1997)
Farinelli (1994)
Tatort (1970) (series)
Wolfgang Grindemann
West Germany
Best movies:
Farinelli (1994)
The Gift Horse (2009)