Antonio Vivaldi, un prince à Venise (2006)

The life of Antonio Vivaldi, the great Italian composer and musician of the 17th century.

Director:

Jean-Louis Guillermou

Writer:

Jean-Louis Guillermou

Stars:

Stefano Dionisi, Michel Serrault, Annette Schreiber

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Stefano Dionisi	...	Antonio Vivaldi
Michel Serrault	...	L'évêque de Venise
Annette Schreiber	...	Anna Giro
Michel Galabru	...	Le Pape Benoît XIII
Christian Vadim	...	Goldoni
Bernard-Pierre Donnadieu	...	L'ambassadeur de France
Delphine Depardieu	...	Zanetta Vivaldi
Stefano Codiroli	...	L'aide gouverneur
Maud Jurez	...	Cécilia
Diana Fertikh	...	La soeur d'Anna Giro
Philippe de Vallerin	...	Le Gouverneur
Katia Tchenko	...	Madame Wahler
Mélissandre Meertens	...	La 2e soeur de Vivaldi (as Mélissa Meertens)
Patric Barbier	...	Conseiller musical
Jean-Claude Lecas	...	Le père de Vivaldi

Storyline

The life and death of the famous Venetian composer Antonio Vivaldi - known as the red priest. He was invited by all European courts, but he died in poverty and disappeared in anonymity only to be rediscovered in the first half of the 20th Century. Antonio was born into a poor family and ever since childhood he had been in bad health. He became a priest and as a young violin virtuoso eventually led an orchestra of illegitimate daughters of Venice's courtesans in a convent. Soon his music and operas were known at every European court; yet a thorn in the eye of the Bishop of Venice. He tried everything to stop the red-haired priest being involved with the Venetian high society. Finally, Vivaldi succeeds on leaving Venice and accepts an invitation to the Austrian Court. Unfortunately, he arrives there shortly after the death of the Emperor and subsequently never gets the anticipated engagement. He dies one year later in poverty in Vienna.

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Plot Keywords:

venetian | vivaldi | composer | violin | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

29 August 2007 (France)

Also Known As:

Antonio Vivaldi 'Un prince à Venise...'

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Box Office

Budget:

€1,500,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vivaldi Productions, Ila Palma, Groupe Méditerranéenne de Participations

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

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