A funny, witty and bright biopic by the master of italian comedy Mario Monicelli about the famed italian composer Gioacchino Rossini, here portrayed in a wonderful way by famed actor and later director Sergio Castellitto.
Acting
Sergio Castellitto's hungry young Rossini steals from Philippe Noiret's gluttonous old one.
Direction
Monicelli directs appetite like action—every meal is set piece.
Costume
Waistlines expand, fabrics strain, the physical comedy of period dress.
Director
Mario Monicelli
Philippe Noiret
Gioacchino Rossini
Jacqueline Bisset
Isabella Colbran
Sergio Castellitto
Gioacchino Rossini, giovane
Sabine Azéma
Olimpia Pélissier
Giorgio Gaber
Domenico Barbaja
Assumpta Serna
Maria Marcolini
Vittorio Gassman
Ludwig van Beethoven
Giusi Cataldo
Anna Rossini
Paolo Baroni
Michotte
Galeazzo Benti
Duca de La Rouchefoucault
Daniel Bosch
Accompagnatore nonna Rossini
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Monicelli filmed Rossini's actual villa, Sant'Agata, with permission from descendants who still live there.
The real Rossini's 'retirement' was more strategic withdrawal—he composed privately for decades, hoarding works like a dragon with sheet music.
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