Bel Canto

Movie

2018

1h 40m

TV-MA

English

Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller

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A famous opera singer is held hostage in South America by a guerrilla rebel group after performing at a Japanese businessman's lavish birthday party. Unexpected bonds are forged in the standoff that ensues.

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Bel Canto

TV-MA

Movie

2018

1h 40m

English

Drama, Music, Romance, Thriller

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Cast

Roxanne Cross

Katsumi Hosokawa

Messner

Gen

Comandante Benjamin ( Benjas)

Comandante Alfredo

Gilbert

Carmen

Ruben Ochoa

Simon Thibault

Fyodorov

Monsignor Rolland

Christopf

Dr. Gomez

Ruben's Son

Esmeralda

Edith Thibault

President Masuda

Général de l’armée

Bobby Daniel Rodriguez

Father Arguedas

Carmen Zilles

Beatriz

Gabo Augustine

Ishmael

Directed By: Paul Weitz

Written By: Paul Weitz (Screenplay), Anthony Weintraub (Screenplay), + 1 more

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faithful soul says...

5 years ago

As with any great opera, there is tragedy at the heart of this film. It meanders at times, but your heart will break at the film's end.

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FinFan says...

6 years ago

If the box office numbers on imdb are to believed this movie made a meager 222k worldwide. Even without knowing the budget that can only be described as a colossal failure. And I can understand why. If you have a cast like this my expectations are at a certain level which this movie never reached. A story like this only works if you have emotional attachment to the characters. Is it the writing or the acting ? My level of emotions here was the same as watching a NG documentary. Yes, the end was somewhat powerful but, again, no emotinal connection equals no impact. In the end the movie left me empty with nothing to take out of it. I understand the intension and the message, I just didn't care enough.

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Laetha says...

6 years ago

why can they never hire an actual opera singer to act the role? it's so obvious that it isn't her singing. the singing voice doesn't match her speaking voice. and the visible lack of technique as to embouchure and breathing.. this is a disgrace for classically trained singers. they use their voices but have no respect for how they are portrayed!

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