Naples, beginning of the XVIII century. To keep his young brother Carlo's crystal-clear voice beyond childhood, Riccardo Broschi manages, under the pretext of an accident, to deprive him of his virility. Now a castrato, Carlo Broschi becomes Farinelli, an opera singer whose fame extends to England...
Year of production
1994
Cast
Stefano Dionisi (Carlo Broschi dit Farinelli)
Enrico Lo Verso (Ricardo Broschi)
Elsa Zylberstein (Alexandra)
Jeroen Krabbé (Haendel)
Marianne Basler (la comtesse Mauer)
Jacques Boudet (Philippe V)
Omero Antonutti (Nicola Porpora)
Caroline Cellier (Margareth Hunter)
Renaud du Peloux de Saint Romain (Benedict)
Pier Paolo Capponi (le père)
Graham Valentine (le prince de Galles)
Carlos Castel (Piero)
Director
Gérard Corbiau
Category
Biographical,Drama
Duration
111
Parental rating
R