Plot Summary
The Florentine sculptor and silversmith Benvenuto Cellini rapidly attained a degree of renown that went beyond the confines of Italy. Invariably embroiled in conspiracies, intrigues and quarrels, Cellini is commissioned by the Pope to cast a large sculpture of Perseus. He is loved by Teresa, but she is promised to Fieramosca, an academic artist who has not been favoured with a papal commission. Terry Gilliam’s exuberant production draws the protagonists into a delirious and joyful yet claustrophobic and megalomaniac world: a flaring up of contagious madness.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Benvenuto Cellini
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- en
Where to watch free (US)
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Production Companies
De Nederlandse Opera
ENO: English National Opera
Opéra National de Paris
