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
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
- Sara Scuderi
- Giuseppe Manacchini
- Giulietta Simionato
- Leonida Bellon
- Salvatore Locapo
- Giovanni Puligheddu
- Della Benning
- Cesare Perugia
- Giuseppina Sani
- Giulia Scaramelli
Awards
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
- ^ Tosca's Kiss DVD, EMI, 2004
- ^ NY Times review
- ^ The Independent: Dustin Hoffman graduates at last
External links
- 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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