CinemaOSMovie · 1984 · 1h 53m

Puccini

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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.

Directed byTony Palmer

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 53m
Language
EN
Released
January 1, 1984
Studios
Channel 4 TelevisionLadbroke Films

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Robert Stephens

Robert Stephens

Giacomo Puccini

Virginia McKenna

Virginia McKenna

Elvira

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

Umberto Manfredi

Andrew Cruickshank

Andrew Cruickshank

Father Michelucci

Phil McCall

Gnicche

Rupert Graves

Rupert Graves

Tonio

Creative team
Directed by
Tony Palmer
Tony Palmer
Written by
Charles Wood

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