Puccini

Puccini (1984)

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.

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  • Release Date: 1984-01-01
  • Runtime: 1h 53min
  • Director: Tony Palmer

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Cast

  • Robert Stephens

    Giacomo Puccini

  • Virginia McKenna

    Elvira

  • Judith Howarth

    Doria / Liu

  • Robert Urquhart

    Doria's Father

  • Bill Fraser

    Fucini, the Lawyer

  • William Squire

    Giacchi, the Doctor

  • Peter Woodthorpe

    Umberto Manfredi

  • Andrew Cruickshank

    Father Michelucci

  • Phil McCall

    Gnicche

  • Rupert Graves

    Tonio

  • Ronald Pickup

    Giulio Ricordi

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