Rossini! Rossini!

Rossini! Rossini!
Rossini! Rossini!
Directed by	Mario Monicelli
Written by	Mario Monicelli, Suso Cecchi d'Amico, Nicola Badalucco, Bruno Cagli
Starring	Sergio Castellitto
Cinematography	Franco Di Giacomo
Edited by	Ruggero Mastroianni
Music by	Giovanni Pergolesi, Gioachino Rossini
Release date	1991;
Running time	130 min
Country	Italy
Language	Italian

Rossini! Rossini! is a 1991 Italian biographical film written and directed by Mario Monicelli. It depicts real life events of composer Gioachino Rossini.^[1] Monicelli replaced Robert Altman, who was experiencing differences with the producers.^[2]^[3] The film won the David di Donatello for Best Costumes.^[4]

Plot

In 1816 the Italian composer Gioachino Rossini is already famous all over the country. However, his last opera The Barber of Seville is not understood and even booed by the audience at La Scala for the indecency of the sets and love situations. Also disappointed by the replicas at the Teatro San Carlo in Naples, then Rossini decides to move to Paris, where he is hailed as a genius.

Cast

Sergio Castellitto as Young Rossini
Philippe Noiret as Old Rossini
Giorgio Gaber as Domenico Barbaja
Jacqueline Bisset as Isabella Colbran
Assumpta Serna as Maria Marcolini
Sabine Azéma as Olympe Pélissier
Galeazzo Benti as La Rochefoucauld
Feodor Chaliapin Jr. as Baron Rothschild
Claudio Gora as Dr. Bardos
Silvia Cohen as Marietta Alboni
Pia Velsi as Adina
Maurizio Mattioli as Mimì
Vittorio Gassman as Ludwig van Beethoven (cameo)

References

^ Leonardo De Franceschi (2001). Lo sguardo eclettico: il cinema di Mario Monicelli. Marsilio, 2001. ISBN 8831777637.
^ Ivana Delvino (2008). I film di Mario Monicelli. Gremese Editore, 2008. ISBN 978-8884404770.
^ Roberto Chiti; Enrico Lancia; Roberto Poppi. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I Film. Gremese Editore, 2002. ISBN 8884401372.
^ Enrico Lancia (1998). I premi del cinema. Gremese Editore, 1998. ISBN 88-7742-221-1.