Movie

Puccini

(en)

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1.0

1984

1h53m

Puccini

Documentary

Drama

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.

Status: Released

Release date: January 1, 1984

Countries of origin: United Kingdom,

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Production companies
  • Ladbroke Films
  • Channel 4 Television

Top Cast

Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens

as Giacomo Puccini

Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

as Elvira

Judith Howarth

Judith Howarth

as Doria / Liu

Robert Urquhart

Robert Urquhart

as Doria's Father

Bill Fraser

Bill Fraser

as Fucini, the Law...

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