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Release Date:
17 March 1995 (USA)
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Tagline:
Où s'arrête le pouvoir de sa voix?
Plot:
Farinelli, is the artistic name of Carlo Broschi, a young singer in Handel's time. He was castrated in his childhood in order to preserve his voice...
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Nominated for Oscar.
Another 5 wins
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2 nominations
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Castrated story but enjoyable
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Stefano Dionisi | ... | Carlo Broschi (Farinelli) |
 | Enrico Lo Verso | ... | Riccardo Broschi |
| Elsa Zylberstein | ... | Alexandra |
| Jeroen Krabbé | ... | George Frideric Handel |
| Caroline Cellier | ... | Margareth Hunter |
| Renaud du Peloux de Saint Romain | ... | Benedict |
| Omero Antonutti | ... | Nicola Porpora |
| Marianne Basler | ... | Countess Mauer |
| Pier Paolo Capponi | ... | Broschi |
| Graham Valentine | ... | Prince of Wales |
| Jacques Boudet | ... | Felipe V |
| Delphine Zentout | ... | Young admirer |
| Richard Reeves | ||
| Jonathan Fox | ||
| Jo Betzing | (as Josef Betzing) |
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Also Known As:
Farinelli (International: English title)
Farinelli voce regina (Italy) (alternative title)
Farinelli, il castrato (France)
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Farinelli voce regina (Italy) (alternative title)
Farinelli, il castrato (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for depiction of adult themes and sexuality.
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Runtime:
111 min
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1.85 : 1 more
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Certification:
Iceland:L |
Canada:14+ (Ontario) |
South Korea:18 |
Argentina:16 |
Australia:M |
Chile:18 |
Finland:K-12 |
Germany:12 (w) |
Peru:14 |
Portugal:M/12 |
Spain:13 |
Sweden:11 |
UK:15 |
USA:R
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Both male and female voices were combined to create the sound of Farinelli's singing voice. The male voice was Derek Lee Ragin, a British countertenor and the female Ewa Małas-Godlewska, a Polish mezzo-soprano.
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Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)
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I think some long periods of Farinelli's life are left out. The film is too focused on his love life, making it definitely a female movie. There were a lot of other aspects to explore. We also get to see the obligatory scenes of audiences being mesmerized by opera, as if they were some island natives and not opera house regulars. Nevertheless, being a high budget movie, it has great costumes and beautiful scenery. Most of all you get the chance to explore the divine music of Haendel.