
In Torre del Lago, by Lake Massaciuccoli, Puccini is writing "The Girl of the Golden West" when his wife Elvira accuses him of a dalliance with their maid, Doria Manfredi, a young women from town. Although the maestro is frequently unfaithful, he denies the affair; Elvira insists she's right and publicly hounds Doria. Between scenes in this domestic drama that turns tragic, we watch a Scottish company rehearse and stage "Turandot," Puccini's last opera. The film finds parallels between the two stories and suggests that in the opera, Puccini expresses love for his wife and guilt in Doria's fate. Three local gentlemen provide a spoken chorus as Puccini's score plays throughout.

Robert Stephens
Giacomo Puccini

Virginia McKenna
Elvira

Judith Howarth
Doria / Liu


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January 1, 1984
1h 53m
3.7
Tony Palmer
Charles Wood
3

Ladbroke Films
N/A

Channel 4 Television
GB

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Bill Fraser
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William Squire
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Peter Woodthorpe
Umberto Manfredi

Andrew Cruickshank
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Phil McCall
Gnicche

Rupert Graves
Tonio
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