Storyline
The year is 1764. For over a year, Josef has been leading a precarious life in Venice. He hopes to become an opera composer. The city, full of talented and already-established composers, seems closed to him. Looking for work as a violinist, he comes into the orbit of a rich young woman. Thanks to her, he gets the opportunity to play at salons. But his real opportunity arises when he becomes the lover of a libertine marquise. She teaches him worldly manners, rids him of signs of a provincial upbringing and introduces him to a hedonistic existence free from religious intolerance. Thus transformed, Josef gets an incan incredible commission: to write an opera for the San Carlo, Europe's largest theatre.
Cast & Crew
Vojtěch Dyk
Josef Mysliveček
Lead
Barbara Ronchi
Caterina Gabrielli
Elena Radonicich
Marchioness
Lana Vlady
Anna Fracassati
Dario Lubatti
Carlo Fracassati, Anna's brother
Antonio De Matteo
Baron Manciniani, Anna's husband
Diego Pagotto
Orfeo Crispi
Alberto Cracco
Count Finocchietti
What People Are Saying
3.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Petr Václav's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. The Bohemian is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
