Paris, 1910. On Christmas Eve, a young woman knocks on her neighbor's door to borrow some lamp oil. A touching romance is ignited even as the young woman becomes very sick.
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Cast
| Barbara Hendricks | ... |
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| José Carreras | ... |
La voce di Rodolfo (singingVoice)
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Luca Canonici | ... |
Interpretato da Rodolfo
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Angela Maria Blasi | ... |
Musetta
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Gino Quilico | ... |
Marcello
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Richard Cowan | ... |
Schaunard
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Francesco Ellero d'Artegna | ... |
Colline
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Federico Davià | ... |
Benoît / nella parte di Alcindoro voce di
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| Ciccio Ingrassia | ... |
Parpignol
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Mario Maranzana | ... |
Alcindoro
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| Massimo Girotti | ... |
Il vecchio prettendente / Con la partecipazione di
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Michel Sénéchal | ... |
Nell parte di Parpignol voce di (singingVoice)
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Directed by
| Luigi Comencini | ||
Written by
| Giuseppe Giacosa | ... | (libretto) (uncredited) |
| Luigi Illica | ... | (libretto) (uncredited) |
| Henri Murger | ... | (novel "Scènes de la vie de Bohème") (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Claude Abeille | ... | producer |
| Francis Brun-Buisson | ... | producer |
| Jérôme Clément | ... | producer |
| Massimo Patrizi | ... | producer |
| Daniel Toscan du Plantier | ... | presents / producer |
Cinematography by
| Armando Nannuzzi | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Sergio Buzi | ||
| Reine Wekstein | ||
Casting By
| Catherine Chambelland | ||
Production Design by
| Paola Comencini | ||
Costume Design by
| Carolina Ferrara | ||
Production Management
| Jean-Claude Bourlat | ... | production manager |
| Luigi Patrizi | ... | production manager |
| Catherine Pierrat | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Frédéric Auburtin | ... | second assistant director |
| Caterina Barenghi | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
| Thierry Doerflinger | ... | plasterer |
| Guy Monbillard | ... | props |
Sound Department
| Jean-Michel Bernot | ... | sound assistant: Radio France |
| Solène Chevassus | ... | sound assistant: Radio France |
| Guy Level | ... | sound |
| Michel Monier | ... | re recording mixer studio assistant |
| Jean-Michel Sire | ... | sound assistant: Radio France |
Special Effects by
| Franco Ragusa | ... | special effects |
Stunts
| Frédéric Vallet | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Valérie Blier | ... | still photographer |
| Giovanni Bolli | ... | chief electrician |
| Giullio Diamanti | ... | key grip |
| Stéphane Fontaine | ... | clapper loader |
| Jean-Claude Gage | ... | chief electrician |
| Yves Rodallec | ... | camera operator |
| René Vasseur | ... | key grip |
Music Department
| Jean-Michel Bernot | ... | music editor |
| James Conlon | ... | conductor |
| Alain Duchemin | ... | music recording engineer: Radio France |
| Martin Engström | ... | music session coordinator (as Martin Engstroem) |
| Michel Glotz | ... | music recording supervisor |
| Michel Lassère de Rozel | ... | chorus master: Children choir |
| Leone Magiera | ... | vocal coach |
| Orchestre national de France | ... | orchestra (as Orchestra Nazionale di Francia) |
| Giacomo Puccini | ... | music by |
| Choeur de Radio France | ... | chorus (as Coro di Radio France) |
| Michel Tranchant | ... | chorus master |
| Daniel Zalay | ... | music assistant / music editor |
| Les Enfants de la Maîtrise de Radio-France | ... | chorus (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Danielle Dumanoir | ... | production coordinator |
| Marie-Noëlle Hauville | ... | production accountant |
| Roberto Leone | ... | production secretary |
| Isabelle Partiot | ... | production secretary |
| Isabelle Pesqué | ... | production secretary |
| Adriano Sinivia | ... | choreographer |
| David Toscan du Plantier | ... | production secretary |
| Daniel Zyngier | ... | production secretary |
Thanks
| Massimo Patrizi | ... | dedicatee |
Production Companies
- Gaumont (presents)
- Rai 2 (presents)
- Erato Films (co-production: Paris)
- La Sept (co-production: Paris)
- La Générale d'Images (co-production: Paris)
- Société Française de Production Cinématographique (S.F.P.C.) (co-production: Paris)
- Travelling Productions (co-production: Paris)
- Videoschermo (co-production: Roma)
- Sofinergie 1 (in association with)
- Sofica Créations (in association with)
- Air France (commissioned by)
Distributors
- Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (1988) (France) (theatrical)
- Gaumont (2014) (France) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- New Yorker Films (1989) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Svenska Filminstitutet (SFI) (1989) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- EuroVideo (2015) (Germany) (DVD)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Air France (special thanks)
- Annamode 68 (costumes: Roma)
- Cartier (special support)
- Cinecittà (post-production sound services)
- Erato Records (soundtrack album)
- Pompei (footwear)
- Radio France (music recording)
- Ricordi (music edition)
- Rocchetti e Carboni (wigs)
- S.F.P. (post-production sound services)
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Paris, 1910. On Christmas Eve, a young woman knocks on her neighbor's door to borrow some lamp oil. A touching romance is ignited even as the young woman becomes very sick. |
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Did You Know?
| Movie Connections | Version of La vie de Bohème (1916). See more » |