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The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi

Original title: Giuseppe Verdi
  • 19531953
  • GG
  • 1h 58m
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6.8/10
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Gaby André, Pierre Cressoy, and Anna Maria Ferrero in The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
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The life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of his successful and turbulent life, with mo... Read allThe life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of his successful and turbulent life, with more than 20 excerpts from his acclaimed operas.The life and loves of great composer Giuseppe Verdi are played against a background of the great operas of the 19th Century. A tender love story of his successful and turbulent life, with more than 20 excerpts from his acclaimed operas.
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
107
YOUR RATING
POPULARITY
167,930
45,350
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    • Director
      • Raffaello Matarazzo
    • Writers
      • Leonardo Benvenuti
      • Liana Ferri
      • Maleno Malenotti(story)
    • Stars
      • Pierre Cressoy
      • Anna Maria Ferrero
      • Gaby André
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Raffaello Matarazzo
    • Writers
      • Leonardo Benvenuti
      • Liana Ferri
      • Maleno Malenotti(story)
    • Stars
      • Pierre Cressoy
      • Anna Maria Ferrero
      • Gaby André
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    • 5User reviews
    • 4Critic reviews
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    The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
    Pierre Cressoy in The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
    Pierre Cressoy in The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
    Pierre Cressoy in The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
    Pierre Cressoy in The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
    Pierre Cressoy in The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
    The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
    Pierre Cressoy in The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
    The Life and Music of Giuseppe Verdi (1953)
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    Pierre Cressoy
    Pierre Cressoy
    • Giuseppe Verdi
    Anna Maria Ferrero
    Anna Maria Ferrero
    • Margherita Barezzi Verdi
    Gaby André
    Gaby André
    • Giuseppina Strepponi
    Sandro Ruffini
    Sandro Ruffini
    • Impr. Marelli
    Camillo Pilotto
    Camillo Pilotto
    • Antonio Barezzi
    Laura Gore
    • Berberina Streppono
    Loris Gizzi
    Loris Gizzi
    • Gioacchino Rossini
    Emilio Cigoli
    • Gaetano Donizetti
    Irene Genna
    • Violetta
    Mario Del Monaco
    • tenore - Francesco Tamagno
    Tito Gobbi
    • Singer - baritone
    Gianni Agus
    Gianni Agus
      Enzo Biliotti
      Enzo Biliotti
      • Impr. Martini
      • (uncredited)
      Lola Braccini
      Lola Braccini
        Aldo Bufi Landi
        • Alexandre Dumas figlio
        • (uncredited)
        Guido Celano
        Guido Celano
        • Victor Hugo
        • (uncredited)
        Eduardo de Santis
        • Muzio
        • (uncredited)
        Hady De Santis
          • Director
            • Raffaello Matarazzo
          • Writers
            • Leonardo Benvenuti
            • Liana Ferri
            • Maleno Malenotti(story)
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          • Trivia
            An English-dubbed color print of this film is available on DVD.
          • Alternate versions
            The English-dubbed version, titled Verdi, King of Melody, runs 110 minutes.

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          5/10
          Very mixed feelings here
          If you are an opera fan you'll find much to like, if you're not you won't so much. As a lifelong opera enthusiast and someone who wants a career in it, Giuseppe Verdi was interesting and I'm glad I saw it. But the overall result wasn't really that mind-blowing. There are definitely a lot of things to love, the characterisations of Verdi and second wife Giuseppina are spot on, intense and affecting. The music is outstanding as well, Rigoletto, Otello, Nabucco and Il Trovatore all to name a few are a sheer treat to listen to and staged very well, the Otello death scene is incredibly powerful. As is the singing, especially with Mario De Monaco and Tito Gobbi. Del Monaco sounds absolutely thrilling and doesn't resort to the shouty quality his voice did have later on while Tito Gobbi sings with deep feeling, great word painting and he practically embodies Rigoletto especially through his voice alone. The direction does feel rather dull though, and the film while not amateurish isn't a beautiful-looking film either, rather flat instead. The story doesn't really ring true, it's interesting definitely and gets to the point well enough but gets melodramatic and only really comes to life in the opera stagings. The dialogue is also very soap-operatic in tone and while it was nice to see Donizetti, Rossini and Victor Hugo featured apart from the performances of Verdi and Giuseppina the rest fall into caricatures. In conclusion, very mixed on Giuseppe Verdi, interesting but not great. Opera fans will be in heaven, those wanting good dialogue and direction will be disappointed. 5/10 Bethany Cox
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          • Release date
            • May 1, 1957 (United States)
          • Country of origin
            • Italy
          • Language
            • Italian
          • Also known as
            • Verdi, ein Leben in Melodien
          • Production companies
            • Consorzio Verdi
            • G.E.S.I. Cinematografica
            • PAT Film
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          • Runtime
            1 hour 58 minutes
          • Sound mix
            • Mono
          • Aspect ratio
            • 1.37 : 1

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