La Bohême
Synopsis
Director Luigi Comencini resists all efforts to make his filmization of the classic Puccini opera La Boheme self-consciously cinematic. As a result, his version of the opera may find itself out of favor with some film fans, but much treasured by Puccini purists. The principal roles of the tragic Mimi and headstrong aspiring artist Rodolfo are sung by Barbara Hendricks and Luca Canonici. Hendricks seems a tad too healthy for the frail Mimi, but this is a common shortcoming with singers who play this part: if one is too sickly, one can't attain those crystal-clear high notes. James Conlon conducts the National Orchestra of France on the La Boheme soundtrack. As in most other adaptations of this piece, the 1989 La Boheme draws its inspiration as much from the Henri Muger novel Scenes of Bohemian Life as it does from the Puccini opera.
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Director (1)
Actors (8)
Production and distribution (5)
- Executive Producers : Gaumont, Société Française de Production Cinématographique (SFPC), Travelling Productions, Erato Films, La Générale d'images
- Co-production : Arte France Cinéma
- Foreign production companies : Rai2 - Radio Televisione Italiana, U.P. Schermo Video
- Film exports/foreign sales : StudioCanal Films Limited
- French distribution : UGC Distribution
Full credits (14)
- Executive Producers : Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Claude Abeille
- Screenwriters : Luigi Comencini, Francesca Comencini
- Director of Photography : Armando Nannuzzi
- Music Composer : Giacomo Puccini
- Assistant Director : Frédéric Auburtin
- Editors : Sergio Buzi, Reine Wekstein
- Sound Recordist : Guy Level
- Costume designer : Carolina Ferrara
- Foreign Producer : Massimo Patrizi
- Author of original work : Henri Murger
- Voice : José Carreras-Planas
- Camera Operator : Yves Rodallec
- Production Manager : Jean-Claude Bourlat
- Location manager : Catherine Pierrat
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Opera
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Italy
- Original French-language productions : Unspecified
- Production year : 1988
- French release : 09/03/1988
- Runtime : 1 h 46 min
- Current status : Released
- Visa number : 65628
- Visa issue date : 10/02/1988
- Approval : Unknown
- Production formats : 35mm
- Color type : Color
- Aspect ratio : 1.85
- Audio format : Dolby SR
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