Rossini is a 1942 Italian musical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Nino Besozzi, Paola Barbara, Camillo Pilotto, Armando Falconi and Greta Gonda. It depicts adult life events of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini.[1] The film is also known as Arte ed amori di Giaocchino Rossini.[2]

Rossini
Directed byMario Bonnard
Written byParsifal Bassi
Luigi Bonelli
Luciano Doria
Gherardo Gherardi
Vittorio Gui
Alberto Luchini
Vittorio Nino Novarese
Edoardo Nulli
Mario Bonnard
Story byAlfredo Pondrelli
Produced byGiuseppe Amato
StarringNino Besozzi
Paola Barbara
Camillo Pilotto
Greta Gonda
CinematographyMario Albertelli
Edited byRenzo Lucidi
Music byGioachino Rossini
Production
company
Nettunia Film
Distributed byRex Film
Release date
  • 1 October 1942 (1942-10-01)
Running time
112 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguageItalian

It was shot at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.

Plot

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Rossini is seen during various episodes of his life: in Naples as director of the Teatro San Carlo, then in Roma, his work with his future wife Isabella Colbran; his triumph in Vienna and Paris; the illness of his wife and his work on his last opera piece, Guglielmo Tell .

Cast

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References

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  1. ^ Roberto Chiti; Roberto Poppi; Enrico Lancia. Dizionario del cinema italiano: I film. Gremese, 1991. ISBN 8884403510.
  2. ^ ROSSINI (in Italian), retrieved 2024-02-29

Bibliography

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  • Nicholas Mathew & Benjamin Walton. The Invention of Beethoven and Rossini: Historiography, Analysis, Criticism. Cambridge University Press, 7 Nov 2013.
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