Puccini

Overview

In Torre del Lago, by Lake Massaciuccoli, Puccini is writing ""The Girl of the Golden West"" when his wife Elvira accuses him of a dalliance with their maid, Doria Manfredi, a young women from town. Although the maestro is frequently unfaithful, he denies the affair; Elvira insists she's right and publicly hounds Doria. Between scenes in this domestic drama that turns tragic, we watch a Scottish company rehearse and stage ""Turandot,"" Puccini's last opera. The film finds parallels between the two stories and suggests that in the opera, Puccini expresses love for his wife and guilt in Doria's fate. Three local gentlemen provide a spoken chorus as Puccini's score plays throughout.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 1, 1984

Original language

English

Production

Channel 4 Television,Ladbroke Films

Cast

Virginia McKenna,Judith Howarth,William Squire,Andrew Cruickshank,Ronald Pickup,Bill Fraser,Rupert Graves,Robert Stephens,Robert Urquhart,Phil McCalland 1 more

Director

Tony Palmer

Writer

Charles Wood

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0227319