- Farinelli (film)
Infobox Film
name = Farinelli
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director =Gérard Corbiau
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writer =Marcel Beaulieu Andrée Corbiau
Gérard Corbiau
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starring =Stefano Dionisi Enrico Lo Verso
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cinematography =Walther van den Ende
editing =Joëlle Hache
distributor =Sony Pictures Classics (Region 1 DVD)
released = flagicon|France7 December ,1994
flagicon|Canada3 February ,1995 (Montréal only)
flagicon|Italy16 March ,1995
flagicon|USA17 March ,1995
flagicon|UK3 November ,1995
runtime = 111 mins
country =Italy /Belgium /France
language = Italian
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imdb_id = 0109771"Farinelli" is a
1994 biopic film about the life and career of Italianopera singerFarinelli , considered one of the greatestcastrato singers of all time. It starsStefano Dionisi as Farinelli and was directed by Belgian directorGérard Corbiau .Although Dionisi provided the speaking voice, Farinelli's singing voice was provided by a
soprano ,Ewa Małas-Godlewska and acountertenor ,Derek Lee Ragin , who were recorded separately then digitally merged to recreate the sound of acastrato .Although based on real life events, some dramatic license is taken. For example, Farinelli's brother is given much importance and Porpora is de-emphasized, while the movie offers a different explanation for how
Carlo Broschi came to take the stage name Farinelli.George Frideric Handel , played byJeroen Krabbé , is made out to be somewhat of a villain, but this is based on the competition between the theater at which Handel's music was played and the theater at which Farinelli sang.The film was directed by Belgian
Gérard Corbiau . Its musical director was the French harpsichordist and conductorChristophe Rousset .The musical recording was made at the concert hall "L'Arsenal" in Metz, with the orchestraLes Talens Lyriques .It is rated R by the
MPAA for depictions of adult themes and sexuality. It is available on Region 1 DVDs with a spoken track in French and Italian with a little English, and subtitles available in English and Spanish.Reception
It was released in
1994 and won theGolden Globe for Best Foreign Film in1995 . It was also nominated for anAcademy Award in the same category, but did not win.ee also
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List of Belgian submissions for Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film External links
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title=Golden Globe for Best Foreign Language Film
years=1995
before="Farewell My Concubine"
after="Les Misérables"
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