Franco Zeffirelli - Directing from Life Poorhouse International

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Infobase, film distributor.

Poorhouse International (Firm)

Language:

English

Genre:

Internet videos

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 video file (57 min., 47 sec)) sound

Distribution:

New York, N.Y. Distributed by Infobase, 2023

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Poorhouse International, [2018]

Language Note:

Closed-captioned

System Details:

Streaming video file

System requirements: FOD playback platform

video file

Summary:

In February 2023 Franco Zeffirelli would have been 100 years old.Chris Hunt´s definitive biography of the film and opera director Franco Zeffirelli explores how his sense of drama was born out of his own experience and how his life inspired his productions. His mother was rejected by his father and young Zeffirelli witnessed huge and violent rows between them including her stabbing him. This is reflected in his legendary stagings of "La Traviata," "La Bohème," "Carmen," and "Pagliacci." During the war Zeffirelli fought as a partisan and twice escaped death by firing squads. He himself identifies a clear link between his work and the "theatre of war" in scenes like the Jesus of Nazareth crucifixion. His documentary, including clips from operas, films and plays is the definitive portrait of a Renaissance man larger than life. Featuring Robert Powell, Peter Sellars, Placido Domingo, Joan Plowright, Joan Sutherland. In English. Directed by Chris Hunt

Notes:

Originally released by Poorhouse International, 2018

Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on January 20, 2023

Title from distributor's description

Publisher Number:

284195 Infobase

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license