Bibliograph

Tosca, music by Giacomo Puccini ; produced by Daniel Toscan Du Plantier ; co-producers, Douglas Cummins, Alessandro Verdecchi, Alfred Hurmer, Frédéric Sichler ; screenplay, Benoit Jacquot after the libretto of Puccini's opera ; directed by Benoit Jacquot

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Label

Tosca, music by Giacomo Puccini ; produced by Daniel Toscan Du Plantier ; co-producers, Douglas Cummins, Alessandro Verdecchi, Alfred Hurmer, Frédéric Sichler ; screenplay, Benoit Jacquot after the libretto of Puccini's opera ; directed by Benoit Jacquot

Language

ita

Characteristic

videorecording

Main title

Tosca

Medium

DVD

Oclc number

62242382

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Originally released as a motion picture in 2001

Responsibility statement

music by Giacomo Puccini ; produced by Daniel Toscan Du Plantier ; co-producers, Douglas Cummins, Alessandro Verdecchi, Alfred Hurmer, Frédéric Sichler ; screenplay, Benoit Jacquot after the libretto of Puccini's opera ; directed by Benoit Jacquot

Runtime

120

Summary

Tosca is set in Rome at the end of the 18th century. Love and jealousy drive the story to its inevitable, tragic end. Tosca, an actress, kills her tormentor, Scarpia, and rushes to save her lover, Mario. All goes awry and Mario is executed. Tosca, in an act of defiance, then throws herself from the roof of Castel Sant'Angelo to her death

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

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