TOSCA
synopsis
“Tosca” is a film of the opera, but also about Italy. It’s a film about desire, passion, murder. About a woman who is like a flame and the two men – angel and demon – who fan that flame. Three voices, three bodies. Song in film, a film of song.
| international title: | TOSCA |
| original title: | TOSCA |
| country: | France, Italy, Germany, United Kingdom |
| sales agent: | Président Films |
| year: | 2001 |
| genre: | fiction |
| directed by: | Benoît Jacquot |
| film run: | 120' |
| release date: | FR 14.01.01, DE 06.12.01, IT 19.04.02, BG 26.04.02, CH 01.05.02, UK 10.05.02, DK 13.09.02, NO 18.10.02, GR 25.10.02, FI 07.02.03, PL 18.04.03, |
| screenplay: | Benoît Jacquot |
| cast: | Angela Georghiu, Roberto Alagna, Ruggero Raimondi, Sorin Coliban, David Cangelosi, Maurizio Muraro, Enrico Fissore, Gwynne Howell |
| cinematography by: | Romain Winding |
| film editing: | Luc Barnier |
| art director: | Sylvain Chauvelot, Osvaldo Desideri |
| costumes designer: | Christian Gasc |
| music: | Giacomo Puccini |
| producer: | Daniel Toscan du Plantier, Frédéric Sichler |
| production: | Euripide Productions, Integral Film, Veradia Film, Seven Star System/Axiom Films |
| distributor: | Pyramide Distribution, Integral Film (DE), Key Films (IT), Vadi Van Kras (BG), JMH Distribution (CH), Axiom Films (UK), Camera Film (DK), Arthaus (NO), Rosebud (GR), Future Film (FI), SPI International (PL), |
