Puccini

Synopsis

In Torre del Lago, by Lake Massaciuccoli, Puccini is writing "The Girl of the Golden West" when his wife Elvira accuses him of a dalliance with their maid, Doria Manfredi, a young women from town. Although the maestro is frequently unfaithful, he denies the affair; Elvira insists she's right and publicly hounds Doria. Between scenes in this domestic drama that turns tragic, we watch a Scottish company rehearse and stage "Turandot," Puccini's last opera. The film finds parallels between the two stories and suggests that in the opera, Puccini expresses love for his wife and guilt in Doria's fate. Three local gentlemen provide a spoken chorus as Puccini's score plays throughout.

Main Cast

Robert Stephens

Giacomo Puccini

Age : 64 | Popularity : 4%

Virginia McKenna

Elvira

Age : 92 | Popularity : 8%

Judith Howarth

Doria / Liu

Age : 61 | Popularity : 3%

Robert Urquhart

Doria's Father

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Bill Fraser

Fucini, the Lawyer

Age : 79 | Popularity : 4%

William Squire

Giacchi, the Doctor

Age : 73 | Popularity : 3%

Peter Woodthorpe

Umberto Manfredi

Age : 72 | Popularity : 8%

Andrew Cruickshank

Father Michelucci

Age : 80 | Popularity : 3%

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Directing	Director	Tony Palmer
Writing	Writer	Charles Wood
Department	Role	Name

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