Il Bacio di Tosca
| Il Bacio di Tosca (Tosca's Kiss) | |
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| Directed by | Daniel Schmid |
| Starring | Sara Scuderi Giuseppe Manacchini Giulietta Simionato Leonida Bellon Salvatore Locapo Giovanni Puligheddu Della Benning Cesare Perugia Giuseppina Sani Giulia Scaramelli |
| Cinematography | Renato Berta |
| Distributed by | T&C Film, Zürich |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Language | Italian |
Il Bacio di Tosca (Tosca's Kiss in the US) is a 1984 film directed by Daniel Schmid, a documentary of life in the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti of Milan, the world's first nursing home for retired opera singers, founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896.[1] The New York Times review called it "Bravissimo!" [2]
Dustin Hoffman cited Il Bacio di Tosca as a direct inspiration[3] for his 2012 film Quartet.
Plot
[edit]The film follows retired soprano Sara Scuderi and the other tenants of the retirement home, as they re-live and re-enact the roles which made them famous.
Cast
[edit]- Sara Scuderi
- Giuseppe Manacchini
- Giulietta Simionato
- Leonida Bellon
- Salvatore Locapo
- Giovanni Puligheddu
- Della Benning
- Cesare Perugia
- Giuseppina Sani
- Giulia Scaramelli
Awards
[edit]The film received the Georges Delerue Prize for Best Musical Documentary at the Ghent International Film Festival in 1985 and the International Documentary Association IDA Award in 1986.
References
[edit]- ^ Tosca's Kiss DVD, EMI, 2004
- ^ NY Times review
- ^ The Independent: Dustin Hoffman graduates at last
External links
[edit]- Il Bacio di Tosca at IMDb
- Il Bacio di Tosca at Classical.Net
- Il Bacio di Tosca Archived 2010-12-08 at the Wayback Machine at Daniel Schmid's pages
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