Production Design
The rise and fall of a blind artist who has the extraordinary gift of making true-to-life portraits just by listening to human voices, and of becoming a TV-junk star. A fable on the need to rediscover the miraculous power of dignity in a world where media's noise has solved the problem of man's imperfection simply by removing the problem itself.
Art Designer
Against the fascinating backdrop of an ever marvellous Havana, Vittorio Arditi De Bellis, an aging Italian orchestra conductor once celebrated for specialising in Rossini's compositions, has fallen on hard times. However, some remember he delivered some of the best renditions of the Rossini-Kyrie, and he soon finds himself reluctantly on the way to Havana, Cuba, to conduct the Children's Cuban National Choir. Starting on the wrong foot he quickly finds himself on the verge of losing everything. Rossini's Cuban style and the choir's children are also protagonists in this heart-warming and nostalgic tale of living, loving, growing old and being unexpectedly surprised when he meets the Son he never knew he fathered years ago - Vittorio's past adds new purpose to his present, allowing an otherwise quirky old man to feel his passion and taste the 'spice of life' once again.
Director
Aida (2009) Metropolitan Opera. Verdi / Italian. Live from the Met 2009.
Production Design
Loose adaptation of Italy's national epic, Alessandro Manzoni's “The Betrothed”. In war-torn 17th century Italy, shady feudal lord Don Rodrigo eyes young and beautiful Lucia, who loves—and is reciprocated by—commoner Renzo. The two lovers plan to marry in secret, but Rodrigo discovers it and they are forced to flee their village, becoming separated and each facing many dangers, includine the Plague.
Production Design
An American diplomat's wife meets an Italian vintner at an embassy soirée. He sees her as more than just her "husband's hostess". Her husband has been so focused on advancing his career that he has forgotten how to see her as a woman, which the Italian reminds her that she is.
Set Designer
Considerada uma das cortesãs mais notórias do reinado do Rei Luís XIV, da França, Marquise (Sophie Marceau) foi uma jovem que através da dança, conquistou e hipnotizou o ilustre René Du Parque (Patrick Timsit). Ator principal da mais importante truque da época, a de Molière, René se apaixonou por ela e a pediu em casamento. Ela aceitou, mas com uma condição: de que fizesse parte do grupo como atriz. Infelizmente, seu talento não se igualava à sua beleza. Suas participações nas peças passaram então a exigir dela, apenas a dança. E foi durante uma de suas apresentações que Jean Racine (Lambert Wilson) a descobriu. Encantado, ele lhe abriu as portas do palácio de Versailles, onde a glória, a fortuna e a tragédia lhes aguardavam.
Production Design
Five soldiers and their punishment.
Production Design
Carlo Broschi, conhecido por Farinelli, foi um dos mais notáveis cantores de ópera do seu tempo, chegando a ser o mais bem pago do mundo. Porém, ele era também um "castrato", a quem foram retirados os testículos quando criança a fim de impedir a mudança da voz. Este filme explora a sua vida, a sua carreira, a relação difícil com os compositores, particularmente Handel, e a sua problemática relação com o irmão, o compositor Ricardo Broschi.
Production Design
An Italian diplomat's son follows and seduces English lovers in Venice.
Set Designer
AIDA, an Ethiopian princess, is captured and brought into slavery in Egypt. A military commander, Radamès, struggles to choose between his love for her and his loyalty to the Pharaoh. To complicate the story further, Radamès is loved by the Pharaoh's daughter Amneris, although he does not return her feelings. Sonja Frisell’s production captures all the grandeur and excitement of Verdi’s monumental opera, particularly the great triumphal scene where the Egyptian army, led by Radamès (Plácido Domingo), returns victorious from war. Aprile Millo is Aida, the slave girl whose love for Radamès has her squaring off with Amneris (Dolora Zajick), the Egyptian princess who also loves him. Sherrill Milnes is Amonasro, and James Levine leads The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Chorus, and Ballet.
Art Designer
Live from La Scala Wednesday 14 December 1988.
Production Design
Father Joseph Mohr, a newly appointed priest in the town of Oberndorf (near Salzburg), meets the beautiful prostitute Magdalene. He struggles to change her situation and make a new life for her, and while doing so, they fall in love. Mohr struggles with his feelings for her, versus his commitment to God. Meanwhile, the Prior, Mohr's superior, whose corrupt dealings with the Baron von Seidl are threatened by Mohr's integrity and honesty, works (unsuccessfully) to falsely accuse Mohr of sexual misconduct with Magdalene, and thereby remove him from office. Meanwhile, Mohr and local schoolteacher Franz Gruber compose the hymn "Silent Night".
Production Design
Andreas Kartak, a homeless man living under the bridges of Paris is lent 200 francs by a stranger as long as he promises to repay it to a local church when he can afford to. Kartak is determined to pay back his debt but circumstances, and his alcoholism, forever intervene.
Production Design
Seis estudantes são convidados a visitar museu de cera e descobrem que são cobaias na tentativa de dar vida às esculturas de monstros e assassinos. Tudo o que o proprietário necessita é de um primeiro cadáver para atingir seus fins maléficos...
Production Design
O balé 'Gisele' serve de cenário para os encontros e desencontros amorosos entre integrantes de uma companhia de balé. Tony é o coreógrafo e principal bailarino da companhia, mas também é um conquistador inveterado.
Art Direction
Based on Shakespeare's play, Verdi's opera depicts the devastating effects of jealousy, "...the green-eyed monster which doth mock the meat it feeds upon". Believing Otello has promoted the fast-rising Cassio over himself, Iago plots to destroy both Cassio and Otello. Iago convinces the jealous Otello that his beautiful wife Desdemona is unfaithful, and that Cassio is her lover. Jealousy is followed by tragedy, then retribution, "Has Heaven no more thunderbolts?"
Production Design
When Lucy Honeychurch and chaperon Charlotte Bartlett find themselves in Florence with rooms without views, fellow guests Mr Emerson and son George step in to remedy the situation. Meeting the Emersons could change Lucy's life forever but, once back in England, how will her experiences in Tuscany affect her marriage plans?
Art Direction
O filme é uma versão moderna de uma famosa peça de Shakespeare. O arquiteto americano Phillip Dimitrius se separa de sua esposa, Antonia, e muda-se para uma ilha grega. Da sua vida, fazem parte a nova amante, sua filha e o único residente da ilha, o recluso Kalibanos. Eventualmente, também chegam Antonia e seu novo namorado enganchado com filho.
Production Design
Rigoletto is a jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. He has a hunch-back and he's rather unattractive, but he's good at his job of humiliating the courtiers for the amusement of the Duke. The courtiers, of course, are not amused. The Duke is a ladies man who feels his life would be meaningless if he couldn't chase every skirt he sees. In fact, we learn as the opera begins that he's recently been noticing a young lady every Sunday on her way to church, and he's vowed to have his way with her. What nobody realizes is that the girl is the jester's beloved daughter, Gilda, and that Gilda has seen the Duke every Sunday and is smitten with him. Suddenly Count Monterone appears at court, furious that the Duke has seduced his daughter. Rigoletto ridicules Monterone, the Duke laughs, and Monterone casts an awful curse on both of them. Later, the courtiers discover that Rigoletto is secretly living with Gilda...
Art Direction
Hajji Hossein-Gholi Noori (Haji Baba) goes to Washington D.C. as the first Iranian (Persian) ambassador to the United States of America. After he opens the embassy, he is unable to invite statesmen to visit him. Haji fires the embassy staff due to the inability of the Persian government to meet the embassy's needs. One night he is visited by President Grover Cleveland.
Art Direction
A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the Crucifixion.
Production Design
A dramatization of the events from the Last Supper through the arrest and trial of Jesus to the Crucifixion.
Production Design
A group of workers from the south of Italy live collectively in Milan, where money isn't everything, it's the only thing, in 1974.
Production Design
A trajetória da vida de São Francisco de Assis (Graham Faulkner), que quando jovem era filho de comerciantes ricos e desfrutava de vinho, mulheres e canções sem ter nenhuma preocupação. Quando a guerra e a doença assolam a região onde vive, ele sofre uma grande transformação. Ao aparecer diante do bispo local e tirar suas roupas renuncia sua vida prévia para se dedicar a Deus. Mas sua pregação só iria chegar ao ápice ao ir para Roma, para ter uma audiência com o papa Inocêncio III (Alec Guinness).
