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.
Released: Apr 12, 2018
Runtime: 180 minutes
Stars: John Osborn, Pretty Yende, Michèle Losier, Audun Iversen, Marco Spotti, Philippe Jordan
Crew: Terry Gilliam (Stage Director), Hector Berlioz (Original Music Composer), Léon de Wailly (Writer), Henri Auguste Barbier (Writer), Philippe Jordan (Conductor)