1985 · 119 min · dramat · musical

God Rot Tunbridge Wells!

Opis filmu

Opis oryginalny: angielski

Shortly before death, George Fredrick Handel (1685-1759), old, blind, portly, sometimes raging and usually reflective, narrates a look back over his life. As he tells his story, his music plays as background or is performed on screen. As a youth, he is Buck, a prodigy, attractive to women and to patrons. He travels from Halle to Italy then to London, where he finds himself completely at home. He composes constantly. He pleases princes and dukes; he displeases prelates and critics. He's in court to defend his copyright. He makes and loses money; he engenders a cat fight between two divas. At the end of his life, he observes that he helped the English with their religion.

Reżyseria i główne role

Reżyseria: Tony Palmer

Główne role: Trevor Howard jako Georg Friedrich Handel, Dave Griffiths jako Middle-aged Handel, Christopher Bramwell jako Young Handel, Ranald Neilson jako The Boy Handel, Tracey Spence jako Mary Granville, Anne Downie jako Vittoria Turquini

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Scenariusz

John Osborne