ROSETTA: PRIMA DONNA ASSOLUTA
synopsis
Milan, Italy. 1960. Rosetta Susannah Di Curci the feted colouratura soprano is on the brink of superstardom when doctors diagnose a cancerous polyp on her vocal chords. Rosetta chooses to have surgery but knows she will never perform again. Forty years later, Rosetta lives as a recluse in a city in the north of England. The spectre of her career failure continues to haunt her.
original title: | Rosetta: prima donna assoluta |
country: | United Kingdom |
year: | 2002 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Kenneth D. Barker |
film run: | 96' |
screenplay: | Kenneth D. Barker |
cast: | Louise Graham, Helen Grady, Daniel Martell Gardiner |
cinematography by: | Sally Kumar |
film editing: | Alan Bucknall |
producer: | Kenneth D. Barker |
production: | Water On The Rock |