La Favola d'Orfeo (1985): cast, story & where to watch
1985 · Film
Released in 1985, La Favola d'Orfeo is a notable film.
What it’s about. Claude Goretta brings to life the age-old tale of Orpheus and Eurydice in a fresh adaptation of Monteverdi’s Orfeo. Monteverdi’s fabled opera Orfeo was long described as the first opera to have been written. Although modern scholarship has proven this to be untrue, the work remains one of the pillars of western music history, a musical creation which laid the foundations for much of what was to come. As musicologist Jack Westrup explains, Orfeo marked a major milestone not because it broke new ground, but because imagination had taken precedence over theory. While Monteverdi may not have been a revolutionary, his music represents the culmination of centuries of musical evolution, and shows him as the clear master of both polyphony and monody.
Who’s in it. La Favola d'Orfeo stars Gino Quilico, Audrey Michael, Carolyn Watkinson and Danielle Borst.
Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch La Favola d'Orfeo page.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch La Favola d'Orfeo (1985)?
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- Who stars in La Favola d'Orfeo?
- La Favola d'Orfeo stars Gino Quilico, Audrey Michael, Carolyn Watkinson and Danielle Borst.
- When was La Favola d'Orfeo released?
- La Favola d'Orfeo was released in 1985.