Farinelli

The sets and costumes are magnificent and give a 21st century viewer a glimpse of what life must have been like for the fortunate wealthy in the days of the baroque composers, but the story is confusing and there was far too much gratuitous sex. It was as if the filmmakers did not think that the beautiful music and sumptuous settings could carry the film.

Farinelli is the artistic name of Carlo Broschi, a young singer in Handel's time. He was castrated in his childhood in order to preserve his voice.

This movie has something of a kinship with "Amadeus," portraying as it does the important cultural significance of music in a very different time and place - far more significant than music is today - but it's a much darker movie than "Amadeus" (which itself has some dark undertones.) The movie gives a glimpse into the life of Carlo Roschi (better known as Farinelli) - one of the great opera singers of the 18th century.

Carlo Broschi, known as Farinelli, was one of the most notable opera singers of his time, the golden age of baroque opera. He became the highest paid artist in the world.

This film is a very correct biography of Carlo Broschi, the most famous castrato-countertenor of the 18th century, and of all times. Not only is it told in a simple and romantisized way, so that everyone can relate to it, but it explains what made him stand out above all the other superstar-castrati of that time, either in Italy and anywhere else.

He was born in Puglia to a family of minor nobility. His father, Salvatore, was a governor of Marate and Cisternino from 1706 to 1709.

This movie has made a bigger impact on me than any other movie, music, book, you name it,- has ever had!

This film was really well done, as a whole. I think it did have more nudity and sex than really required by the story.

Wow, What a magnificent movie Farinelli is. Don't miss it.