Farinelli
“Where does the power of his voice end?”
The life and career of Italian opera singer Farinelli, considered one of the greatest castrato singers of all time.
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Cast
14 people
Stefano Dionisi
Carlo Broschi (Farinelli)
Known for
Sleepless
Pereira Declares
Enrico Lo Verso
Riccardo Broschi
Known for
Room in Rome
Hannibal
Elsa Zylberstein
Alexandra
Known for
Simone: Woman of the Century
Rolling to You
Jeroen Krabbé
George Frideric Handel
Known for
The Odyssey
The Fugitive
Caroline Cellier
Margareth Hunter
Known for
Didier
This Man Must Die
Marianne Basler
Countess Mauer
Known for
Anthracite
Jeanne du Barry
Jacques Boudet
Felipe V
Known for
The Count of Monte Cristo
Nikita
Graham Valentine
Prince of Wales
Known for
The Baby of Mâcon
Pier Paolo Capponi
Broschi
Known for
The Cat o' Nine Tails
The Forbidden Photos of a Lady Above Suspicion
Renaud du Peloux de Saint Romain
Benedict Hunter
No other roles listed
Delphine Zentout
Young admirer
Also in
36 Fillette
Les Thibault
Omero Antonutti
Nicola Porpora
Known for
El Sur
The Night of the Shooting Stars
Gérard Corbiau Director · Marcel Beaulieu Screenplay Walther van den Ende Cinematographer
Worldwide gross $12M · Budget $9M · United States release December 7, 1994
Box office
Budget
$9,000,000
Worldwide gross
$11,500,000
Gross vs. budget
1.3×
Production
MG
Production
Stéphan Films
Production
Italian International Film
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio · Production
Italy · France · Belgium
Produced in
Languages
Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French · Italian
Release dates
Belgium · December 1, 1994
Theatrical
United States · December 7, 1994
Theatrical
Australia
April 13, 1995 · Theatrical
Canada
December 1, 1994 · Theatrical
Czechia
October 12, 1995 · Theatrical
December 6, 2007 · Physical · DVD, FilmX
Denmark
December 25, 1995 · Theatrical
France
December 7, 1994 · Theatrical
December 7, 1995 · Physical · VHS
September 2, 1999 · Physical · DVD
November 4, 2009 · Physical · Blu-Ray
December 12, 2018 · Theatrical · Re-release
November 25, 2021 · Digital · Prime Video
Germany
July 27, 1995 · Theatrical
Poland
October 5, 1995 · Premiere · Warsaw Film Festival
Portugal
October 27, 1995 · Limited theatrical
South Korea
April 8, 1995 · Theatrical
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