Cavalli: Hercules in Love

2019 3h 11m IT

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Francesco Cavalli, a natural successor to Monteverdi, was the most famous and influential Italian opera composer during the mid-17th century. Cardinal Mazarin, chief minister to the king, commissioned Cavalli to create a Parisian spectacle to celebrate the wedding of the ‘Sun King’ Louis XIV and the Infanta of Spain. Ercole amante (‘Hercules in Love’) was the flattering subject chosen for this regal extravaganza combining larger-than-life characters with mythology, and genuine human emotions with natural and cosmic phenomena. The result is a sumptuous Baroque spectacle, conceived on a vast scale in this lavish production by directors Valerie Lesort and Christian Hecq.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Nahuel Di Pierro
Ercole
Giuseppina Bridelli
Deianira
Ray Chenez
Il Paggio
Francesca Aspromonte
Iole
Eugénie Lefebvre
Pasithea / Clerica / Terza Grazia / Secondo Pianeta
Dominique Visse
Licco
Giulia Semenzato
Venere / Bellezza / Cinzia
Luca Tittoto
Nettuno / Eutyro

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Roussillon
Writers: Francesco Buti
Languages: Italian
Countries: France

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RUNTIME

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At 191 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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3 / 6

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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CAST

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Nahuel Di Pierro and Giuseppina Bridelli and Ray Chenez carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt12404638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

François Roussillon directs. A long sit — settle in. Produced in France. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1At 191 minutes, this is a three-hour-plus commitment — longer than 95% of films ever made.
2Released 7 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Nahuel Di Pierro and Giuseppina Bridelli and Ray Chenez carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt12404638 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.