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Luigi Illica(1857-1919)

  • Writer
  • Soundtrack
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Luigi Illica was born on 9 May 1857 in Castell'Arquato, Emilia-Romagna, Italy. He was a writer, known for Deep Impact (1998), Quantum of Solace (2008) and 22 Bullets (2010). He died on 16 December 1919 in Castell'Arquato, Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
BornMay 9, 1857
DiedDecember 16, 1919(62)
BornMay 9, 1857
DiedDecember 16, 1919(62)
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Known for

Elijah Wood and Leelee Sobieski in Deep Impact (1998)
Deep Impact
6.3
  • Soundtrack("La Bohème")
  • 1998
Daniel Craig and Olga Kurylenko in Quantum of Solace (2008)
Quantum of Solace
6.5
  • Soundtrack("Tosca")
  • 2008
22 Bullets (2010)
22 Bullets
6.6
  • Soundtrack(as L. Illica, "E Lucevan Le Stelle Ah Franchigia A Floria Tosca", "Ehii Rodolfo ... O Soave Fanciulla", "Un Bel Di Vedremo")
  • 2010
George Clooney and Violante Placido in The American (2010)
The American
6.3
  • Soundtrack("Un Bel Di Vedremo")
  • 2010

Credits

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Writer



  • Andrea Chénier: the Feature Film Opera
    • libretto by
    • In Development
  • La Boheme
    • libretto



  • Catalani: La Wally (2022)
    Catalani: La Wally
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2022
  • Boheme on the Beach
    TV Special
    • Writer
    • 2022
  • Puccini: Manon Lescaut (2022)
    Puccini: Manon Lescaut
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2022
  • La Bohème (2022)
    La Bohème
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2022
  • Giordano: Siberia (2022)
    Giordano: Siberia
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2022
  • Puccini: Tosca (2021)
    Puccini: Tosca
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2021
  • La Bohème (2021)
    La Bohème
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2021
  • Giordano: Andrea Chénier (2021)
    Giordano: Andrea Chénier
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2021
  • Tosca
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Madama Butterfly (2020)
    Madama Butterfly
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Angela Gheorghiu, Ionut Pascu, Stefan Pop, Kamil Ben Hsain Lachiri, María Rey-Joly, and Ugo Guagliardo in La bohème (2020)
    La bohème
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Madama Butterfly
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Tosca (2020)
    Tosca
    Video
    • libretto
    • 2020
  • Tosca (2019)
    Tosca
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2019
  • La bohème (2019)
    La bohème
    TV Movie
    • libretto
    • 2019

Soundtrack



  • Angelina Jolie in Maria (2024)
    Maria
    6.4
    • writer: "La Wally, Act 1: 'Ebben? Ne Andrò Lontana' (Wally)", "Tosca, Act 2: 'Vissi D'Arte' (Tosca)"
    • 2024
  • Ian McKellen, Lesley Manville, Mark Strong, and Gemma Arterton in The Critic (2023)
    The Critic
    6.0
    • Soundtrack ("La Boheme, Act 3 - Donde lieta uscì al tuo grido d'amore")
    • 2023
  • Denzel Washington in The Equalizer 3 (2023)
    The Equalizer 3
    6.8
    • Soundtrack ("Come un bel dì di maggio")
    • 2023
  • Felix Kammerer in All Quiet on the Western Front (2022)
    All Quiet on the Western Front
    7.8
    • writer: "Ebben? Ne andrò lontana ('La Wally', Act 1)"
    • 2022
  • Ryan Phillippe, Will Forte, and Kristen Wiig in MacGruber (2021)
    MacGruber
    7.1
    TV Series
    • writer: "Madama Butterfly: Un bel dì, vedremo"
    • 2021
  • Marion Cotillard and Adam Driver in Annette (2021)
    Annette
    6.3
    • writer: "Madame Butterfly, Act III: Con amor muore"
    • 2021
  • Alexander Skarsgård in The Stand (2020)
    The Stand
    5.7
    TV Mini Series
    • writer: "Vissi d'arte"
    • 2020
  • Billy Bob Thornton, Colin Hanks, Jason Schwartzman, and Allison Tolman in Fargo (2014)
    Fargo
    8.8
    TV Series
    • writer: "Vissi d'arte"
    • 2020
  • The Man Who Sold His Skin (2020)
    The Man Who Sold His Skin
    6.9
    • Soundtrack ("Tosca: Acte I 'Dammi i colori... Recondita armonia'")
    • 2020
  • Michael Keaton, Stanley Tucci, and Amy Ryan in Worth (2020)
    Worth
    6.8
    • writer: "La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andro lontana"
    • 2020
  • Criminal Minds (2005)
    Criminal Minds
    8.1
    TV Series
    • lyrics: "Un bel dì vedremo" (uncredited)
    • 2020
  • Servant (2019)
    Servant
    7.4
    TV Series
    • writer: "La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne Andro Lontana"
    • 2019
  • Minnie Driver, Anna Paquin, Sophie Okonedo, Kit Harington, and Dominique Fishback in Modern Love (2019)
    Modern Love
    7.9
    TV Series
    • writer: "'Quando M'En Vo' From La Boheme: Act II"
    • 2019
  • Luciano Pavarotti in Pavarotti (2019)
    Pavarotti
    7.5
    • writer: "Manon Lescaut: Donna Non Vidi Mai", "Coro a Bocca Chiusa (Humming Chorus) - Madama Butterfly", "La Bohème: O Soave Fanciulla", "Puccini: Quest Mar Rosso (La Bohème / Act 1)", "Che Gelida Manina"
    • 2019
  • J.K. Simmons in Counterpart (2017)
    Counterpart
    8.0
    TV Series
    • writer: "La Wally, Act I: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana"
    • 2018

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Francesco Luigi Illica
  • Born
    • May 9, 1857
    • Castell'Arquato, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Died
    • December 16, 1919
    • Castell'Arquato, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
  • Other works
    (January 9 to March 7, 2004) He and Giuseppe Giacosa were librettists for Baz Luhrman's production of Puccini's opera, "La Boheme," at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Giacomo Puccini was composer. Baz Luhrman was also director. Catherine Martin was set designer. Nigel Levings was lighting designer. Acme Sound Partners were sound designers. Catherine Martin and Angus Strathie were costume designers.

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    Italian librettist, one of the earliest to devise his own plots, as in "Andrea Chénier" and "Siberia," and was instrumental in breaking down the rigid system of Italian operatic metres into lines of irregular length.

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