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Tosca

Tosca

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Status

Released

Release Date

Apr 28, 1976

Runtime

1h 57m

Genres

Music

User Score

80%

Original Title

Tosca

Production Companies

Deutsche Grammophon

Director

Gianfranco De Bosio

Description

Opera is an inherently theatrical medium that does not lend itself readily to the realism of film treatment. The shining exception is Puccini's Tosca, an action-packed melodrama that unfolds in three taut and gripping acts like the meatiest of Hollywood films noir. And unlike most operas, these three acts are set in three very specific Roman locales. Thus this 1976 film takes place in the church of Sant'Andrea della Valle (Act 1), the Palazzo Farnese (Act 2), and the Castel Sant'Angelo (Act 3).