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Carlo Broschi
Riccardo Broschi
Alexandra
George Frideric Handel
Margareth Hunter
Countess Mauer
Critic Reviews for Farinelli
All Critics (24) | Top Critics (8) | Fresh (14) | Rotten (10)
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September 7, 2011 | Rating: C | Full Review… -
Artistry abounds in every aspect of the film.
February 13, 2001 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review… -
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January 1, 2000 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review… -
Because Carlo Broschi, the 18th-century castrato singer known as Farinelli, was himself such an exotic and sensationalistic figure, you'd think that creating a dull movie out of his flamboyant life would be next to impossible. Think again.
January 1, 2000 | Full Review… -
Glossy and histrionic, salacious and empty, Farinelli reduces a fascinating story to a series of hissy fits and leering glances.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 1/4 | Full Review… -
Farinelli, one of the 1995 Oscar nominees in the foreign film category, is onto an interesting story, all right, but it leaves us feeling, like some of Farinelli's lovers, that something is missing.
January 1, 2000 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Audience Reviews for Farinelli
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Jul 28, 2008Beautiful, lush, sumptuous...all words that can be used to describe various aspects of this film. My only issue would be that the love between Farinelli and the woman who would later be his wife was barely explored at all - they go from arguing and ignoring each other to later living with each other in Spain, she being ready to have 'his' child. I could've done with a bit more of his childhood as well.Kylie B Super Reviewer
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Apr 25, 2008The colourful and uninhibited life of "il castrato" Farinelli and his brother Riccardo Broschi, two men who shared their music and their women. An operatic biopic with impressive production values and a dreamy score. Not as big as Milos Forman's Amadeus, but still, a picture with immense beauty and pleasant erotism.Pierluigi P Super Reviewer
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