Puccini

Puccini (1984)

Released: 1984-01-01 Duration: 1hr 53min
Genres: Documentary Drama
Rating 1.0

Overview

In Torre del Lago, by Lake Massaciuccoli, Puccini is writing "The Girl of the Golden West" when his wife Elvira accuses him of a dalliance with their maid, Doria Manfredi, a young women from town. Although the maestro is frequently unfaithful, he denies the affair; Elvira insists she's right and publicly hounds Doria. Between scenes in this domestic drama that turns tragic, we watch a Scottish company rehearse and stage "Turandot," Puccini's last opera. The film finds parallels between the two stories and suggests that in the opera, Puccini expresses love for his wife and guilt in Doria's fate. Three local gentlemen provide a spoken chorus as Puccini's score plays throughout.

Production Companies

Ladbroke Films
Channel 4 Television
Channel 4 Television

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language en
Popularity 0.964

Directed By

Tony Palmer

Crew

Director
Tony Palmer
Writer
Charles Wood

TOP CAST

Robert Stephens
Robert Stephens

Giacomo Puccini

Judith Howarth
Judith Howarth

Doria / Liu

Robert Urquhart
Robert Urquhart

Doria's Father

Bill Fraser
Bill Fraser

Fucini, the Lawyer

William Squire
William Squire

Giacchi, the Doctor

Peter Woodthorpe
Peter Woodthorpe

Umberto Manfredi

Andrew Cruickshank
Andrew Cruickshank

Father Michelucci

Phil McCall
Phil McCall

Gnicche

Ronald Pickup
Ronald Pickup

Giulio Ricordi

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