Tosca

A version of Puccini’ famous opera filmed in three ways. In the first, in color, in period costume, and on stage with an orchestra live. In the second, in black-and-white, the singers record the music in a studio. In the third, a video shows the sites in Italy where the opera is set. The three main actors are professional opera singers: Ruggero Raimondi, as the villain Scarpia; Roberto Alagna, as Mario Cavaradossi; and Angela Gheorghiu, as Floria Tosca. The story tells the tragic story involving artist Mario and his possessive girlfriend, Tosca, wildly jealous of the woman posing for her lover in a portrait. Mistaken for a fugitive, Mario is wanted by the police. Baron Scarpia lies to Tosca saying that he has absconded with his model, to persuade her to aid him in capturing the painter.

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA

43ª MOSTRA INTERNACIONAL DE CINEMA