Verdi: I due Foscari

2009 1h 57m IT

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Synopsis

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Jacopo, son of Doge Francesco Foscari, was accused of murder and banished from Venice. Longing for his homeland, he writes to the Duke of Milan asking him to intercede with the city council. The letter is intercepted, and Jacopo is brought back to Venice to face further questioning. An opera in three acts by Giuseppe Verdi, with an Italian libretto by Francesco Maria Piave, based on a historical play by George Byron. Premiered on 3 November 1844. From the box set of 27 Verdi operas, ‘Tutto Verdi’. Recorded live at the Teatro Regio in Parma on 3, 6, 8, 11 and 19 May 2005.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Leo Nucci
Francesco Foscari
Roberto De Biasio
Jacopo Foscari
Tatiana Serjan
Lucrezia Contarini
Roberto Tagliavini
Jacopo Loredano
Gregory Bonfatti
Barbarigo
Marcella Polidori
Pisana
Mauro Buffoli
Attendant on the Council of Ten
Alessandro Bianchini
Servant of the Doge

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joseph Franconi Lee
Writers: Lord Byron, Francesco Maria Piave
Languages: Italian
Countries: Italy

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ERA

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Released 17 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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CAST

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Leo Nucci and Roberto De Biasio and Tatiana Serjan carry the top of the cast.

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IMDB entry: tt2812242 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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The take

Joseph Franconi Lee directs. Giuseppe Verdi scores. Produced in Italy. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 17 years ago.
2Part of the "Tutto Verdi (2018)" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Giuseppe Verdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Leo Nucci and Roberto De Biasio and Tatiana Serjan carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2812242 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Original score: Giuseppe Verdi
Runtime: 117 min · 1h 57m
Status: Released
Original language: IT
Certification (US): NR
IMDB: Verdi: I due Foscari (2009)

Part of

Tutto Verdi (2018)

In 2013, to mark the bicentenary of Giuseppe Verdi’s birth, the Teatro Regio di Parma and Unitel Classica joined forces to bring a truly unique project to fruition. The composer’s 26 operas, as well as the [i]Requiem Mass[/i], which is closely linked to these operas, are all included. Most of them will be performed and recorded in audio-video in Parma and the surrounding area. A unique box set of 27 Blu-rays. For the very first time, and to mark this anniversary, the complete works of Verdi’s operas in high definition and surround sound, released on Blu-ray by C Major Entertainment.