Puccini
5.1
In Torre del Lago, by Lake Massaciuccoli, Puccini is writing "The Girl of the Golden West" when his wife Elvira accuses him of a dalliance with their maid, Doria Manfredi, a young women from town. Although the maestro is frequently unfaithful, he denies the affair; Elvira insists she's right and publicly hounds Doria. Between scenes in this domestic drama that turns tragic, we watch a Scottish company rehearse and stage "Turandot," Puccini's last opera. The film finds parallels between the two stories and suggests that in the opera, Puccini expresses love for his wife and guilt in Doria's fate. Three local gentlemen provide a spoken chorus as Puccini's score plays throughout.
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Robert Stephens
Giacomo Puccini
Known for
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Virginia McKenna
Elvira
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Judith Howarth
Doria / Liu
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Rupert Graves
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Ronald Pickup
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Known for
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Tony Palmer Director · Charles Wood Writer
United States release January 1, 1984 · Produced in United Kingdom · Production Channel 4 Television
Production
Ladbroke Films
Production
Channel 4 Television
Production
United Kingdom
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · January 1, 1984
TV
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