Rossini is a 1942 Italian musical drama film directed by Mario Bonnard and starring Nino Besozzi, Paola Barbara, Camillo Pilotto, Armando Falconi and Greta Gonda. It depicts adult life events of Italian composer Gioachino Rossini.
The film is also known as Arte ed amori di Giaocchino Rossini.
It was shot at the Pisorno Studios in Tirrenia. The film's sets were designed by the art director Piero Filippone.
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Plot
Rossini is seen during various episodes of his life: in Naples as director of the Teatro San Carlo, then in Roma, his work with his future wife Isabella Colbran; his triumph in Vienna and Paris; the illness of his wife and his work on his last opera piece, Guglielmo Tell .
Cast
Nino Besozzi as Gioachino Rossini
Paola Barbara as Isabella Colbran
Camillo Pilotto as Domenico Barbaja
Armando Falconi as Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Greta Gonda as Teresa Coralli
Memo Benassi as Ludwig van Beethoven