Farinelli (1994) Dir: Gerard Corbiau {Audio: IT & ES/ Subs: EN}

FARINELLI: IL CASTRATO (1994) Dir: Gerard Corbiau {Aud:IT&ES [Sub:EN]}



This interesting Belgian film from 1994 has a surface subject that might make a few guys wince: an 18th-century castrato, or castrated male opera singer. A superstar in Europe, Farinelli the vocalist--despite compromised equipment--gets his share of groupies and is showered with attention and gifts from rich patrons. Meanwhile, his brother--a so-so composer whose career and fortunes are inextricably linked to his sibling, as per their father's wishes--feels like a sham for enjoying the fruits of another's success. For director Gérard Corbiau, the real story is that of the forced bond between the two men, and their unspoken awareness that their separate destinies have been slowed by the arrangement. Corbiau gives us the best of two worlds: a costume drama with an unusual, even exotic, story line, and a tender, universal tale of real love. The opera sequences are a kick: the breathless crowds, Farinelli's hammy control over the drama, and his stunning castrato voice (manufactured by Corbiau via synthesized merger of male and female voices) - all make for great entertainment. --Tom Keogh



SOME STRONG SEXUAL CONTENT



Stefano Dionisi............ Carlo Broschi (Farinelli)

Enrico Lo Verso............ Riccardo Broschi

Elsa Zylberstein........... Alexandra

Jeroen Krabbe.............. George Frideric Handel

Caroline Cellier........... Margaret Hunter

Omero Antonutti............ Nicola Porpora







http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0109771/
/>




Format : AVI

Format/Info : Audio Video Interleave

File size : 1.47 GiB

Duration : 1h 50mn

Overall bit rate : 1 905 Kbps

Writing application : VirtualDubMod 1.5.4.1 (build 2066/release)

Writing library : VirtualDubMod build 2066/release



Video

Format : MPEG-4 Visual

Codec ID : DIV3

Codec ID/Hint : DivX 3 Low

Duration : 1h 50mn

Bit rate : 1 379 Kbps

Width : 640 pixels

Height : 336 pixels

Display aspect ratio : 1.905

Frame rate : 23.976 fps

Resolution : 24 bits

Bits/(Pixel*Frame) : 0.268

Stream size : 1.06 GiB (72%)



Audio #1

Format : AC-3

Format/Info : Audio Coding 3

Codec ID : 2000

Duration : 1h 50mn

Bit rate mode : Constant

Bit rate : 128 Kbps

Channel(s) : 2 channels

Channel positions : L R

Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz

Stream size : 101 MiB (7%)

Alignment : Split accross interleaves

Interleave, duration : 42 ms (1.00 video frame)

Interleave, preload duration : 500 ms



Audio #2

Format : AC-3

Format/Info : Audio Coding 3

Codec ID : 2000

Duration : 1h 50mn

Bit rate mode : Constant

Bit rate : 384 Kbps

Channel(s) : 6 channels

Channel positions : Front: L C R, Rear: L R, LFE

Sampling rate : 48.0 KHz

Video delay : 25ms

Stream size : 303 MiB (20%)

Alignment : Split accross interleaves

Interleave, duration : 42 ms (1.00 video frame)

Interleave, preload duration : 500 ms



General

Complete name : Farinelli.eng.srt

Format : SubRip

Language: : English

File size : 52.3 KiB