Notre Dame de Paris - Live Arena di Verona (2002) (TV)

User Rating:

9.1/10   

Director:

Gilles Maheu

Writers:

Victor Hugo (novel)
Luc Plamondon (libretto)

Release Date:

4 SZEPTEMBER 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Musical | Music | Drama | Romance

Plot Keywords:

Middle Ages | Italian | Hunchback | Stage Show | Live Performance

Cast

Lola Ponce	...	Esmeralda
Giò Di Tonno	...	Quasimodo
Vittorio Matteucci	...	Frollo
Marco Guerzoni	...	Clopin
Matteo Setti	...	Gringoire
Graziano Galàtone	...	Febo
Claudia D'Ottavi	...	Fiordaliso

Runtime:

Italy:130 min

Country:

Italy

Language:

Italian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Arena di Verona, Verona, Veneto, Italy

Company:

Enzo Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Alternate language version of Notre-Dame de Paris (1999) (TV)

Excellent!

I have seen both the french and Italian versions of this shows, and I must say that this one blew me away. Although I have a soft spot in my heart for the original, I think that this version was much better. Giò Di Tonno was so convincing as the lovable hunchback, and he tried to stay true to Garou's original portrayal of him, and succeeded. And Lola Ponce...what can I not say about her. She's beautiful, has a wonderful voice, and is passionate in her role as Esmeralda. Claudia D'Ottavi wasn't too convincing for me as Fiordaliso (Fleur de Lys), but only because she couldn't pull off the falsetto that she tried; I'm a huge Julie Zenatti fan anyway. But, I think, that was the only drawback to this production. See this one!