Benvenuto Cellini

2007 2h 43m FR

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7.0

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★7.0TMDB · 1

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Synopsis

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Live performance from Salzburg Festival Opera, August 2007. The story tells of Cellini's love for Teresa, daughter of the Papal Treasurer Balducci. His rival, the Papal Sculptor Fieramosca, overhears Cellini plotting to run away with Teresa during the carnival.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Burkhard Fritz
Benvenuto Cellini
Laurent Naouri
Fieramosca
Brindley Sherratt
Giacomo
Mikhail Petrenko
Pope Clement VII
Kate Aldrich
Ascanio
Maija Kovalevska
Teresa
Xavier Mas
Francesco
Roberto Tagliavini
Bernardino

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Andreas Morell
Writers: Léon de Wailly, Henri Auguste Barbier
Languages: French
Countries: Austria

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RUNTIME

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Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.

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2 / 7

ERA

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Released 19 years ago.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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

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5 / 7

CAST

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Burkhard Fritz and Laurent Naouri and Brindley Sherratt carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2705162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Andreas Morell directs. Hector Berlioz scores. A long sit — settle in. Produced in Austria. Dialogue in French.

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Things worth knowing

1Clocks in at 163 minutes — on the longer side of feature-length cinema.
2Released 19 years ago.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Original score by Hector Berlioz. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Burkhard Fritz and Laurent Naouri and Brindley Sherratt carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt2705162 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.