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Il Bacio di Tosca
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Wikipedia article
'Il Bacio di Tosca' ('Tosca's Kiss' in the US) is a 1984 film directed by Daniel Schmid, a documentary of life in the Casa di Riposo per Musicisti of Milan, the world's first nursing home for retired opera singers, founded by composer Giuseppe Verdi in 1896.'Tosca's Kiss' DVD, EMI, 2004 'The New York Times' review called it "Bravissimo!" [https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9900E1DE1238F937A15754C0A963948260 NY Times review]
Dustin Hoffman cited 'Il Bacio di Tosca' as a direct inspiration[https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/dustin-hoffman-graduates-at-last-8182378.html The Independent: Dustin Hoffman graduates at last] for his 2012 film 'Quartet'.
Plot
The film follows retired soprano Sara Scuderi and the other tenants of the retirement home, as they re-live and re-enact the roles which made them famous.
Cast
* Sara Scuderi
* Giuseppe Manacchini
* Giulietta Simionato
* Leonida Bellon
* Salvatore Locapo
* Giovanni Puligheddu
* Della Benning
* Cesare Perugia
* Giuseppina Sani
* Giulia Scaramelli
Awards
The film received the Georges Delerue Prize for Best Musical Documentary at the Ghent International Film Festival in 1985 and the International Documentary Association IDA Award in 1986.
References
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