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Farinelli (original title)
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The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 3 nominations.
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Carlo Broschi (Farinelli)
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Riccardo Broschi
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Alexandra
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Margareth Hunter
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Countess Mauer
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Felipe V
Graham Valentine ...
Prince of Wales
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Broschi
Renaud du Peloux de Saint Romain ...
Benedict Hunter
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Young admirer
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Nicola Porpora
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Georg Friedrich Händel
Richard Reeves
Jonathan Fox
Jo Betzing ...
(as Josef Betzing)
Karl-Heinz Dickmann
Stefan Mazel
Wolfgang Grindemann
Hubert Burczek
Harald Gotz
Andreas Ulich
Alfonso Asenjo
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carlos Castel ...
Piero (uncredited)
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Servant girl (uncredited)

Directed by

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Gérard Corbiau

Written by

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Andrée Corbiau ... (original scenario) &
Gérard Corbiau ... (original scenario)
 
Marcel Beaulieu ... (adaptation) &
Andrée Corbiau ... (adaptation) &
Gérard Corbiau ... (adaptation)
 
Andrée Corbiau ... (dialogue)

Produced by

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Véra Belmont ... producer
Linda Gutenberg ... executive producer
Dominique Janne ... executive producer
Aldo Lado ... executive producer
Stéphane Thenoz ... executive producer

Cinematography by

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Walther van den Ende

Film Editing by

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Joëlle Hache

Editorial Department

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Pauline Casalis ... assistant editor
Clara Ott ... assistant editor
Valérie Pasteau ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Gérard Moulévrier
Jose Villaverde

Production Design by

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Gianni Quaranta

Costume Design by

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Olga Berluti
Anne de Laugardière

Makeup Department

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Fabienne Bressan ... hair stylist
Sano De Perpessac ... makeup artist
Arrate Garmendia ... makeup artist
Birgit Herber ... additional makeup artist
Fabrice Herbet ... special makeup effects artist
Paul Le Marinel ... makeup artist
Beatrice Mendelin ... additional makeup artist
Kuno Schlegelmilch ... hair stylist / makeup artist
Luk Van Cleemput ... assistant hair stylist

Production Management

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Leonhard Gmür ... production manager: Bavaria
Corinne Le Hong ... unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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François Enginger ... assistant director
Fernando Pacheco ... assistant director
Andrés Torres ... second unit photography
Jean-Claude Ventura ... assistant director

Art Department

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Sabine Avenhaus ... sculptor (as Sabine Auenhaus)
Boris Bartholomäus ... prop builder
Yann Biquand ... second assistant decorator
Michel Conche ... props
Franco Fumagalli ... property master
Wolfgang Gosberg ... carpenter
Anne Habermann ... sculptor
Gregor Hees ... carpenter
Petra Klimek ... property master: outdoor
Scenografia Mattei ... set paintings
Pierre Pfundt ... assistant art director
John Rawsthorn ... painter
Bertram Strauß ... chief of construction
Octavio Tapia ... standy props
Ivano Todeschi ... chief painter
Eric Verheyden ... assistant property master

Sound Department

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Laurent Boudaud ... sound recordist
Sophie Chiabaut ... sound assistant
Isabelle Filippi ... post-synchronization
Michel Filippi ... post-synchronization
Dominique Hennequin ... sound mixer
Fabien Krzyzanowski ... digital sound editor
Bruno Langiano ... sound effects assistant
Jean-Paul Mugel ... sound engineer
Gadou Naudin ... sound effects assistant
Julien Naudin ... sound effects
Joël Rangon ... assistant sound mixer
Catherine Shorr ... sound editor (as Catherine O'Sullivan)
Richard Shorr ... sound designer / supervising sound editor

Special Effects by

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Kuno Schlegelmilch ... special effects

Visual Effects by

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Stephane Bidault ... visual effects supervisor assistant
Luc Job ... flame artist
Gilbert Kiner ... visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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Mario Luraschi ... horse stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eric Aupetit ... grip
Tito Carlón ... first assistant camera
Harald Cremer ... first assistant camera
Olivier Dirksen ... electrician
Peter Franken ... lighting technician
Didier Frateur ... first assistant camera
Moritz Greven ... grip
Klaus Harnisch ... electrician
Götz Holborn ... electrician (as Gotz Holborn)
Jean-Marie Leroy ... still photographer
Stephan Rother ... chief electrician
Harald Schmuck ... second assistant camera
Thommy Schulz ... electrician
Ralph Schwarz ... electrician
Gunnar Seeling ... electrician
Alexander Stempell ... grip
Andreas Theiner ... additional electrician
Benoît Theunissen ... key grip
Yves Vandermeeren ... camera operator
Didier Versolatto ... electrician
Hans Warth ... first assistant camera
Markus Wiebecke ... electrician

Casting Department

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Tanja Däberitz ... extras casting
Patrick Hella ... additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Tatjana Lüpsen ... additional wardrobe
Brigitte Perez ... dresser
Eric Perron ... chief costumer
Sabine Stiegemann ... additional wardrobe
Elena Wegner ... wardrobe mistress

Location Management

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Vincent Canart ... location manager: re-takes
Maria Jansen ... location scout

Music Department

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Michelangelo Boccardi ... librettist
G.P. Candi ... librettist
Luc Capoulissez ... trumpet
Marc David ... musical consultant
Pierre de Boeck ... percussion
Johann Adolf Hasse ... composer: additional music
Domenico Lalli ... librettist
Paul Lavergne ... soundtrack album producer
Ewa Malas-Godlewska ... soprano
Alessandro Melani ... composer: additional music
David Miller ... musical consultant
Giovanni Battista Pergolesi ... composer: additional music
Nicola Porpora ... composer: additional music
Derek Lee Ragin ... countertenor
Françoise Renson ... music performer
Paolo Antonio Rolli ... librettist
Christophe Rousset ... conductor
Alessandro Scarlatti ... composer: additional music
Les Talens Lyriques ... music perfomers

Script and Continuity Department

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Patrick Aubrée ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Jörg Vincent Malotki ... production driver

Additional Crew

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Christian Becker ... assistant stage manager
Nadine Borreman ... production coordinator
Marion Bourret ... production assistant
Oliver Brzoska ... dailies projectionist / production assistant
Nadine Hachuel ... production assistant
Corinne Le Hong ... stage manager
Jean-Louis Lebras ... unspecified assistant
Daniel Lipnik ... playback synchronizer
Peter Luhrenbaum ... unspecified assistant
Pascal Luneau ... french dialog coach: Stephano Dionisi
Jörg Vincent Malotki ... production assistant
Jurgen Materna ... theatre decor supervisor
Marcel Mazoyer ... agent technique
Gilles Missir ... post-synchro recording
Sylvie Mortenson ... animal trainer
Carmen Muller ... production coordinator
Martina Stachorski ... production assistant
Sylvie Van der Vorm ... production assistant
Michael Mendelsohn ... banker/financier (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Farinelli is the artistic name of Carlo Broschi, a young singer in Handel's time. He was castrated in his childhood in order to preserve his voice. During his life he becomes a very famous opera singer, managed by his mediocre brother (Riccardo). Written by Michel Rudoy

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Taglines The bawdy adventures of Carlo Broschi. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Farinelli - Voce regina (Italy)
  • Farinelli, der Kastrat (Germany)
  • Farinelli: Il castrato (Spain)
  • Kastratas Farinelis (Lithuania)
  • Фаринели: Кастратът (Bulgaria, Bulgarian title)
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Runtime
  • 111 min
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Did You Know?

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Trivia Both male and female voices were combined to create the sound of Farinelli's singing voice. The male voice was Derek Lee Ragin, a British countertenor and the female Ewa Małas-Godlewska, a Polish mezzo-soprano. See more »
Goofs LIGHTING. In scenes that show stage lights and chandeliers, the focus on them is softened, but it can still be seen that the "lamps" and "candles" are in fact far too steady, and too smokeless, to be or to contain live flame. Gaslight was not brought into theatres until just after 1800 (in England), and limelight -- with real quicklime -- around 1820. Also, some outdoor lighting -- outside palaces, etc. -- is obviously too bright, blue- or green-shaded, smokeless, and sharp-edged to come from a bonfire. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995). See more »
Soundtracks Ombra fedele anch'io See more »
Quotes Carlo Broschi: I admire your nerve, madame, in daring to defy Handel.
Countess Mauer: Women are very strong, signor Farinelli. Men's weaknesses make it necessary.
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