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Young Toscanini

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Original title

Il giovane Toscanini

Year

1988

Running time

120 min.

Country

Italy

Director

Franco Zeffirelli

Screenwriter

William Stadiem. Plot: Franco Zeffirelli, Ennio De Concini

Cast

Music

Roman Vlad

Cinematography

Daniele Nannuzzi

Producer

Co-production Italy-France;

Carthago Films S.a.r.l, France 3 (FR 3), La Sept, Rai 1

Genre

Drama | Biography. Music

Synopsis

This biographical costume drama from director Franco Zeffirelli covers the early life of Arturo Toscanini and stars C. Thomas Howell as the famous composer. When Arturo lands a job with the orchestra of Claudio Rossi (John Rhys-Davies), he soon finds himself bound for a tour of South America and lands in idyllic Rio. Arturo is given the task of convincing the famed prima donna diva Nadina Bulichoff (Elizabeth Taylor) to rehearse for an upcoming show with the orchestra, but in the process, Toscanini attempts to change the minds of both Nadina and her lover, Brazilian Emperor Don Pedro II (Philippe Noiret) on the issue of slavery.

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Young Toscanini

1988

Franco Zeffirelli

5.4

(68)