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Bel Canto

  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
3.9K
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Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe in Bel Canto (2018)
A famous soprano travels to a military dictatorship in South America to give a private concert at the lavish birthday party for a wealthy Japanese industrialist. Just as the gathering convenes, the house is taken over by a guerrilla rebel group demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades. As a lengthy standoff ensues, hostages and captors form unexpected bonds as they overcome their differences and find their shared humanity.
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A world-renowned opera singer becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she's invited to perform for a wealthy industrialist in South America.A world-renowned opera singer becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she's invited to perform for a wealthy industrialist in South America.A world-renowned opera singer becomes trapped in a hostage situation when she's invited to perform for a wealthy industrialist in South America.

  • Director
    • Paul Weitz
  • Writers
    • Paul Weitz
    • Anthony Weintraub
    • Ann Patchett
  • Stars
    • Julianne Moore
    • Ken Watanabe
    • Sebastian Koch
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    3.9K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Weitz
    • Writers
      • Paul Weitz
      • Anthony Weintraub
      • Ann Patchett
    • Stars
      • Julianne Moore
      • Ken Watanabe
      • Sebastian Koch
    • 54User reviews
    • 60Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Julianne Moore
    Julianne Moore
    • Roxanne Coss
    Ken Watanabe
    Ken Watanabe
    • Hosokawa
    Sebastian Koch
    Sebastian Koch
    • Messner
    Ryô Kase
    Ryô Kase
    • Gen
    Tenoch Huerta
    Tenoch Huerta
    • Comandante Benjamin
    Noé Hernández
    Noé Hernández
    • Comandante Alfredo
    Johnny Ortiz
    Johnny Ortiz
    • Gilbert
    María Mercedes Coroy
    María Mercedes Coroy
    • Carmen
    Ethan Vincent
    • Cesar
    • (as Ethan Simpson)
    Gabo Augustine
    Gabo Augustine
    • Ishmael
    Carmen Zilles
    Carmen Zilles
    • Beatriz
    Eddie Martinez
    Eddie Martinez
    • Ruben Ochoa
    • (as J. Eddie Martinez)
    Christopher Lambert
    Christopher Lambert
    • Simon Thibault
    Olek Krupa
    Olek Krupa
    • Fyodorov
    Bobby Daniel Rodriguez
    Bobby Daniel Rodriguez
    • Father Arguedas
    • (as Bobby Rodriguez)
    J. Santiago Suarez
    J. Santiago Suarez
    • Monsignor Rolland
    • (as Jay Santiago)
    Thorbjørn Harr
    Thorbjørn Harr
    • Christopf
    Eliud Garcia
    Eliud Garcia
    • Dr. Gomez
    • (as Eliud Kauffman)
    • Director
      • Paul Weitz
    • Writers
      • Paul Weitz
      • Anthony Weintraub
      • Ann Patchett
    • All cast & crew
    • Production, box office & more at IMDbPro

    User reviews54

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    6VacantReview

    Cute movie, somehow predictable, not a thriller though

    The only reason I saw this movie was because Julianne Moore, which she did a good job at, but I thought her character lacked some substance, something that I would have appreciated in order to better connect with the main characters of the movie. The movie has a good story, but I think its hard to go into that much details in less than 2 hours. Bel Canto would have been a great if it was made into a mini-series.

    Besides Julianne Moore, others actresses and actors in this movie were not bad either, especially the Commandate Benjamin "Tenoch Huerta" and Carmen "Maria Mercedes Coroy," but again I would have liked to learn more about these characters.

    Overall, it was a cute movie and as my title suggests it is not a thriller movie at all, there was more romance in the movie than the thriller part.
    4Aktham_Tashtush

    not the best of Julianne Moore .. not even a mile close.

    The story for a second would look like based on a true story as they advertise it .. but through the events .. things tend to get dull and unnecessary overuse of hiped unrealistic romance /love story.

    Julianne Moore didn't do well in here ,, even the imitation of the song sounded fake on her lips...
    5Vindelander

    Pretty poor. Don't bother

    So slow and disappointing I couldn't stay focussed. Usually a huge fan of Julianne but not in this. Nothing much happens and she must have needed the money.

    No redeeming features at all I'm afraid
    7vasileioskyvellos

    Unfinished business

    Hardly a realistic plot to narrate, with great perspective though mostly because of Julianne. And somewhere between small doses of suspense and greater of humanity, the film leaves us with the feeling of unfinished business, as if the director wanted simply to proceed without the emotional strength, this movie could bring. It got flat at this very moment anyone expected the power behind the facts. Anyway, it was no waste of time, enjoyable but ...something finally was missing.
    Kirpianuscus

    a subject deserving more

    It is a beautiful film. But soulless . The theme is generous, the actors are admirables . But you feel nothing. No emotion,no thrill . Only , at the end, the shadow of compassion. Something essential is missing. The director seems in hurry development, the love stories are just sketches , the characters are reduced to few lines. The virtue - the delicacy of unfinished stories. A delicate sketch. But nothing more.

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    • Trivia
      As Julianne Moore is not a trained opera singer, she was coached to lip synch for her singing scenes. Although she has some singing experience, and has sung before in movies, she cannot sing the vocally demanding genre of opera. Reneé Fleming, a soprano, provided the singing voice for Moore.
    • Quotes

      Comandante Alfredo: Don't worry, they won't shoot.

      Roxanne Coss: Are you sure? Not everyone likes opera!

    • Connections
      Featured in Late Night with Seth Meyers: Julianne Moore/Sturgill Simpson/Khaled Hosseini/Sean Kinney (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Rusalka: Song to the Moon
      (Mesicku na nebi hlubokém)

      Written by Antonín Dvorák & Jaroslav Kvapil

      Performed by Renée Fleming, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra (as The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra)

      Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin

      February 8, 2014

      Courtesy of The Metropolitan Opera

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    • Release date
      • September 14, 2018 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Mexico
    • Official sites
      • Official site (Japan)
      • TVP VOD
    • Languages
      • English
      • Spanish
      • French
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Бельканто
    • Filming locations
      • Mexico City, Mexico
    • Production companies
      • Priority Pictures
      • A-Line Pictures
      • Depth of Field
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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $125,569
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,421
      • Sep 16, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $358,048
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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