The Music of Silence
- Anna Pavignan
- Michael Radford
- Monika Bacardi
- Jordi Mollà
- Toby Sebastian
- Paola Lavini
- Toby Sebastian
- Jordi Mollà
- Antonio Banderas
- Luisa Ranieri
- Ennio Fantastichini
- Francesco Salvi
company
- 6 September 2017 (2017-09-06) (France)
- 10 September 2017 (2017-09-10) (Italy)
The Music of Silence (Italian: La musica del silenzio) is a 2017 Italian biographical film directed by Michael Radford, based on the 1999 novel of the same name written by the tenor Andrea Bocelli and freely inspired by his childhood life until the beginning of his great career. Bocelli is played by Toby Sebastian with the alter ego of Amos Bardi. The Italian tenor physically appears in a scene of the film and his presence accompanies the entire film in the form of a first-person narrative.
Plot
Born with an eye condition that eventually leads to his blindness, Andrea Bocelli pursues his ambition and becomes a popular singer and songwriter.
Cast
- Toby Sebastian as Amos Bardi
- Luisa Ranieri as Edi
- Jordi Molla as Sandro
- Antonio Banderas as The Maestro
- Ennio Fantastichini as Giovanni
- Francesca Prandi as Katia
- Anthony Souter as Umberto
- Nadir Caselli as Ellonora
- Alessandro Sperduti as Adriano
- Francesco Salvi as Ettore
Reception
Box office
As of 19 July 2018[update], The Music of Silence has grossed $117,646 worldwide.[1]
Critical response
On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 0%, based on 17 reviews, and an average rating of 4.5/10.[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 25 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".[3]
References
- ^ a b "La Musica del Silenzio (2018)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "The Music of Silence (2018)". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
- ^ "The Music of Silence Reviews". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
External links
- The Music of Silence at IMDb
- The Music of Silence at AllMovie
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- Teatro del Silenzio
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- Il mare calmo della sera (1994)
- Bocelli (1995)
- Viaggio Italiano (1996/1997)
- Aria: The Opera Album (1998)
- Sogno (1999)
- Sacred Arias (1999)
- Verdi (2000)
- Cieli di Toscana (2001)
- Sentimento (2002)
- Andrea (2004)
- Amore (2006)
- Incanto (2008)
- My Christmas (2009)
- Passione (2013)
- Cinema (2015)
- Sì (2018)
- Believe (2020)
- Under the Desert Sky (2006)
- Vivere Live in Tuscany (2008)
- Concerto: One Night in Central Park (2011)
- Romanza (1997)
- The Best of Andrea Bocelli: Vivere (2007)
- Opera (2012)
- Romanza (20th Anniversary Edition) (2016)
- Carmen: Duets & Arias (2010)
- Notte Illuminata (2011)
- "Il mare calmo della sera"
- "Con te partirò"/"Vivere"
- "Vivo per lei"
- "Time to Say Goodbye"
- "The Prayer"
- "Canto della Terra"
- "Ave Maria"
- "Melodramma"
- "Mille Lune Mille Onde"
- "Dell'amore non si sa"
- "Un nuovo giorno"
- "Somos Novios (It's Impossible)"
- "Because We Believe"
- "White Christmas/Bianco Natale"
- "E Più Ti Penso"
- "Bridge over Troubled Water"
- "Fall on Me"
- A Night in Tuscany (1998)
- Sacred Arias: The Home Video (2000)
- Tuscan Skies (2002)
- Credo: John Paul II (2006)
- Under the Desert Sky (2006)
- Vivere Live in Tuscany (2008)
- Incanto: The Documentary (2008)
- My Christmas Special (2009)
- Concerto: One Night in Central Park (2011)
- Love in Portofino (2013)
- Cinema (2015)
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