Overview
A funny, witty and bright biopic by the master of italian comedy Mario Monicelli about the famed italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, here portrayed in a wonderful way by famed actor and later director Sergio Castellitto.
Fun facts
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Setting
Set in Naples
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Music
Music by Gioachino Rossini
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Cinematography
Cinematography by Franco Di Giacomo
Details
- Director
- Writers
- Nicola BadaluccoScreenplay, Story
- Suso Cecchi d'AmicoScreenplay, Story
- Mario MonicelliScreenplay, Story
- Bruno CagliScreenplay, Story
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- September 12, 1991
- Original language
- Italian
- Countries
- France, Italy, Monaco, Spain
Cast
Philippe NoiretGioacchino Rossini
Jacqueline BissetIsabella Colbran
Sergio CastellittoGioacchino Rossini, giovane
Sabine AzémaOlimpia Pélissier
Giorgio GaberDomenico Barbaja
Assumpta SernaMaria Marcolini
Vittorio GassmanLudwig van Beethoven
Giusi CataldoAnna Rossini- Gianni BaghinoSpettatore Teatro Argentina
Paolo BaroniMichotte
Galeazzo BentiDuca de La Rouchefoucault
Maria Grazia BonCuoca Villa Passy
Daniel BoschAccompagnatore nonna Rossini- Cecilia Brandt2° Cameriera Villa Passy
- Marcello CatalanoUfficiale Francese Pesaro
- Pierluigi CervettiPadrone locanda
Feodor Chaliapin Jr.Barone Rothschild
Barbara Chiesa1° Cameriere Villa Passy
Silvia CohenMarietta Alboni- Roberto CorbilettoLibrettista Shmidt
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