Franco Ricciardi
In Naples, the four different individuals are crossed by destinies: a Camorra boss decides to change life and tries in all ways to disappear from the circulation with the aid of his wife, while a sleeping nurse and a feared dwarf are suspended between Their past and an uncertain future.
Young musician becomes an undercover agent and is asked to join a neomelodic band in order to allow police to get their hands on an elusive camorra boss.
In the early 1960s two artistic giants, conductor Herbert von Karajan and director Franco Zeffirelli, joined forces to create this milestone production of Puccini’s masterpiece at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala. Filmed in that legendary opera house in 1965, with Zeffireli himself directing for the cameras, this “Bohème” has been acclaimed universally for its unique theatrical impact and visual splendour. Starring the young Mirella Freni in her carreer-making performance. – For the first time the full dimension of opera on film.
