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                  |  Cavalleria Rusticana/ Pagliacci (1982)
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                    | Starring: | Renato Bruson,
Placido Domingo,
Elena Obraztsova,
Juan Pons,
Teresa Stratas |  
                    | Director: | Franco Zeffirelli |  
                    | Category: | Classics,
Classics,
Musical,
Musical |  
                    | Studio: | Universal - Music |  
                    | Subtitles: | English,Spanish,French,German,Chinese |  
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Length: | 142 mins |  
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These inseparable operas deal with passion, jealousy and murderous revenge in close-knit Italian communities.  Franco Zeffirelli's inspired films give us superb location shots of the Sicilian countryside in Cavalleria Rusticana and in Pagliacci the action is convincingly moved to the inter-wars years.  The distinguished casts include Teresa Stratas - eloquently moving as the vulnerable Nedda, torn between a young lover and older husband - and Placido Domingo, carefree yet intense as Turiddu and unforgettable in conveying the inner torment of Canio.
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