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Bel Canto

  • 2018
  • TV-MA
  • 1h 40m
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
3.5K
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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
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  • IMDb RATING
    5.5/10
    3.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Paul Weitz
    • Writers
      • Paul Weitz
      • Anthony Weintraub
      • Ann Patchett
    • Stars
      • Julianne Moore
      • Ken Watanabe
      • Sebastian Koch
    • 46User reviews
    • 59Critic reviews
    • 50Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
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    Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe in Bel Canto (2018)
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    Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe in Bel Canto (2018)
    Julianne Moore, Sebastian Koch, Ken Watanabe, and Ryô Kase in Bel Canto (2018)
    Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe in Bel Canto (2018)
    Christopher Lambert in Bel Canto (2018)
    Sebastian Koch in Bel Canto (2018)
    Christopher Lambert and Olek Krupa in Bel Canto (2018)
    Sebastian Koch in Bel Canto (2018)
    Julianne Moore in Bel Canto (2018)
    Christopher Lambert and Elsa Zylberstein in Bel Canto (2018)
    Christopher Lambert in Bel Canto (2018)

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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 Suárez
    J. Santiago Suárez
    • Monsignor Rolland
    • (as Jay Santiago)
    Thorbjørn Harr
    Thorbjørn Harr
    • Christopf
    Eliud Garcia Kauffman
    Eliud Garcia Kauffman
    • Dr. Gomez
    • (as Eliud Kauffman)
    • Director
      • Paul Weitz
    • Writers
      • Paul Weitz(screenplay by)
      • Anthony Weintraub(screenplay by)
      • Ann Patchett(based on the novel by)
    • All cast & crew
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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
      Mesicku na nebi hlubokém (Rusalka, Song to the Moon)
      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

    User reviews46

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Never go the the opera
    Classical music meets terrorism, an interesting mix. Some of the scenes in this movie are just a shade bizarrre, at times the tension is quite good, particularly in the first half of the movie, but then the tension gets broken by these odd scenes. I think the movie tries to touch on some of the terrorists vulnerabilities and how such people end up with semi-automatic weapons in their hands. But it doesn't quite get there, I wish it had stuck to one genre and thrown all its energies into that area. At the end of the day, I preferred the tension and drama to the love scenes which I didn't find plausible. Don't get me wrong, I still enjoyed the movie, I just feel that it never falls into the greatness category. My favourite quote from the movie "Are you sure they won't shoot, not everyone likes opera"
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    • greenheart
    • Nov 20, 2018

    Details

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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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    Box office

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    • Gross US & Canada
      • $125,569
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $12,421
      • Sep 16, 2018
    • Gross worldwide
      • $358,048
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color

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