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Tony Palmer’s Film About Puccini

 
Tony Palmer’s Film About Puccini-Biography Movie
ID: TPDVD115 (EAN: 604388703401)  | 1 DVD
LABEL:
Tony Palmer
Subcollection:
Biography Movie
Composers:
PUCCINI, Giacomo
Interprets:
FRASER, Bill | HOWARTH, Judith | Mc KENNA, Virginia | PALMER, Tony | STEPHENS, Robert | URQUHART, Robert
Ensembles:
Scottish National Orchestra | The Scottish Opera Chorus
Conductors:
GIBSON, Sir Alexander
Other info:

This documentary is an intimate look into the story of Doria Manfredi and of her relationship with Puccini, and the opera that came about as a result. “Turandot” tells the story of a local girl that went to work for the Puccinis as a maid. After a few years, Puccini’s wife, Elvira, became convinced that her husband had been having an affair with the young girl. As a result of the rumors she spread, Doria was shunned by the community, and eventually took her own life.

Robert Stevens and Virginia McKenna stars in this Charles Wood film about Puccini. Included is music performed by The Scottish Opera Chorus and Scottish National Orchestra conducted by Sir Alexander Gibson. The film is produced by Simon Channing-Williams. Judith Howarth, Robert Urquhart, Bil Fraser, William Squire, Peter Woodthorpe, Andrew Cruickshank, Phil McCall, Rupert Graves, Ronald Pickup, Linda Esther Gray, Willard White, Eduardo Alvares, Marie Slorach, Alan Okie, Hugh Hetherington, and Gordon Christie also star.

Performance Credits
Robert Stephens -(Films), (Biography), (Music) Actor
Virginia McKenna -(Films), (Biography) Actor
Judith Howarth -(Films) Actor, Doria Manfredi
Eduardo Alvares -(Films) Calaf
Phyllis Cannan - Turandot
Gordon Christie - Pong
Andrew Cruickshank - Father Michelucci
Bill Fraser - Fucini, the Lawyer
Rupert Graves - Tomio, Puccini's Son
Linda Esther Gray - Turandot
Hugh Hetherington - Pang
Phil McCall - Gnicche
Alan Okie - Ping
Ronald Pickup - Giulio Ricordi
Elvira Puccini - Actor
Marie Slorach - Liu
William Squire - Giacchi, the Doctor
Robert Urquhart - Doria's Father
Willard White - Timur
Peter Woodthorpe - Umberto Manfredi
Sir Alexander Gibson - Conductor

Technical Credits
Tony Palmer Director
Simon Channing-Williams Producer
Charels Wood Screenwriter


Format: Color, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen
Language: English
Subtitles: French, German, Italian, Spanish
Region: NTSC, All Regions
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Rated: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Tony Palmer Films
Run Time: 113 minutes
Program
 
Scene Index 
Puccini 
1. Duck Shoot10:34 
2. Turandot I - The Chorus1:55 
3. Elvira6:33 
4. Turandot II - Sets & Costumes1:11 
5. Rumours of Sex6:57 
6. Turandot III - Timur1:56 
7. With Ricordi6:23 
8. Turandot IV - Alexander Gibson & the Orchestra5:15 
9. Doria8:54 
10. Turandot V - Liu6:44 
11. Turandot VI - Children's Choir/Mother Church & the Shame of it7:51 
12. Death in the Family10:25 
13. Dying of the Light3:04 
14. First Night - Eva Turmer & Simonetta Puccini4:03 
15. Putting Up the Shutters - Ping, Pang & Pong3:20 
16. In Questa Reggia6:15 
17. Death of Liu9:48 
18. Reviews & Coda3:56 
19. End Credits5:18 

Review:
 

The acclaimed Tony Palmer helmed this 1984 biopic on 19th and early 20th century Italian composer Giacomo Puccini, here portrayed by Robert Stephens. Palmer opts to focus not on the whole gestalt of Puccini's life, but on a devastating scandal that transpired in 1909, when Giacomo's wife, Elvira Puccini, accused maid Doria Manfredi of bedding her husband. The unfounded allegations prompted a massive lawsuit from the maid's family, and nearly toppled Giacomo's illustrious career. Judith Howarth co-stars.
˜ Nathan Southern, Rovi All Movie Guide


 

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