Farinelli

Product Description **NOMINATED - BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM - ACADEMY AWARDS** **WINNER - BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM - GOLDEN GLOBES** In the 18th century during Handel's time, no man was more famous or more celebrated than the castrato, Farinelli. The incredible, true story of the world famous opera singer - who was castrated during childhood in order to preserve his voice - comes to life in this Oscar-nominated drama of high notes and even higher passions. Bonus features include a Making-Of featurette, Farinelli: Nostalgia for a Lost Voice, cast and crew interviews featurette, Farinelli: the Birth of a Voice, and new essay by film critic Kenji Fujishima. Review Nominated - Best Foreign Language Film - Academy Awards Winner - Best Foreign Language Film - Golden Globes Winner - NBR Award - National Board Of Review Winner - Audience Award - Palm Springs Int'l. Film Festival Winner - Best Costume Design - Cesar Awards Winner - Best Sound - Cesar Awards Winner - Best Costume Design - David di Donatello Awards --- For all its emotional extravagance and sheer Baroque lushness, Farinelli is actually a triumph of taut control and superb structuring. --Kevin Thomas, The LA Times Farinelli is great fun and sufficiently thoughtful and complex to give food for continuing thought. --Culture Vulture