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Puccini

10% | Jan 01, 1984 | Documentary, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Charles Wood
Writer
Tony Palmer
Director

Cast

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Robert Stephens
Giacomo Puccini
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Judith Howarth
Doria / Liu
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Robert Urquhart
Doria's Father
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Bill Fraser
Fucini, the Lawyer

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