Puccini (1984)

Puccini (1984)

1984-01-01 United Kingdom 113 Min. PG-13
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Overview

Synopsis by theflixtor - 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.

Cast

Robert Stephens is Giacomo Puccini
Giacomo Puccini
Judith Howarth is Doria / Liu
Doria / Liu
Robert Urquhart is Doria's Father
Doria's Father
Bill Fraser is Fucini, the Lawyer
Fucini, the Lawyer
William Squire is Giacchi, the Doctor
Giacchi, the Doctor
Peter Woodthorpe is Umberto Manfredi
Umberto Manfredi
Andrew Cruickshank is Father Michelucci
Father Michelucci
Phil McCall is Gnicche
Ronald Pickup is Giulio Ricordi
Giulio Ricordi