Rosetta: Prima Donna Assoluta
Robert Kelso
Synopsis
Milan, Italy. 1960. Rosetta Susannah Di Curci the feted colouratura soprano is on the brink of superstardom when doctors diagnose a cancerous polyp on her vocal chords. Rosetta chooses to have surgery but knows she will never perform again.
Forty years later, Rosetta lives as a recluse in a city in the north of England. The spectre of her career failure continues to haunt her.
Into Rosetta's life comes Eddie Banks, owner of a small independent record shop. Eddie fights to maintain his prime-site business against cut-throat competition and corrupt estate agents.
Against the backdrop of their own personal traumas, Eddie helps Rosetta to rediscover her zest for life. In return, she shares her unique personal philosophy with him.
Fearing she will become ill again, Rosetta makes contact with the daughter she gave up for adoption forty years ago.
Details
- Year
- 2003
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 96 mins
- Format
- DigiBeta
- Director
- K D Barker
- Producer
- Roy Grierson
- Executive Producer
- Roy Grierson
- Editor
- Alan Bucknall
- Screenwriter
- K D Barker
- Director of Photography
- Sally Kumar
- Sound
- Gordon Linton
- Music
- Various
- Principal Cast
- Louise Graham, Helen Grady, Daniel Martell Gardiner
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 26th November 2005
