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| The Turandot Project | 
 enlarge | Director: Allan Miller
Actors: Zubin Mehta, Carlo Allemano, Lando Bartolini, Giovanna Casolla, Barbara Frittoli
Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Category: DVD
List Price: $29.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 20384
Format: Color, Dvd-video, Widescreen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 87
Aspect Ratio: 1.66:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 795975102032
EAN: 0795975102032
ASIN: B00005Y79N
Theatrical Release Date: 2000
Release Date: May 28, 2002
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Description
In 1997, Oscar-winning documentarian Allan Miller (THE BOLERO, FROM MAO TO MOZART) embarked on a film project with renowned conductor Zubin Mehta and celebrated Chinese film director Zhang Yimou (RAISE THE RED LANTERN, HOUSE OF THE FLYING DAGGERS) as they joined forces in a production of Puccini's opera Turandot in Florence. Before the year was out, an extraordinary opportunity arose: to stage Turandot in its original setting in the Forbidden City of Beijing. The outdoor production was an undertaking on an epic scale-including the expansion of the site with the construction of huge new sets, the creation of breathtaking hand-sewn Ming Dynasty costumes and the adding of hundreds of soldiers and local extras, to lend a lavish authenticity to the staging. A fascinating chronicle of an unprecedented cross-cultural collaboration, THE TURANDOT PROJECT combines the pageantry of this opulent opera production with a spectacular cinematic portrait of the struggles and triumphs of Zubin Mehta and Zhang Yimou to mount their production in this most historic venue of China.
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Opera Planning December 24, 2008
Turandot is not one of my favorite operas, it being not as well known as Madam Butterfly. But I enjoyed this film because it illustrates how cross cultures can work together to create a beautiful production. Chinese opera itself is incredible, but in this film, a movie director is put in charge of the production. There is a big difference between stage lighting and film lighting. This film depicts resolving differences between crews. Not too much here about the singers, or the orchestra. Meta has a role, but it's basically about making this thing work. I especially enjoyed the army troops being used as extras.
Impossibly Fascinating! May 27, 2008
It's difficult to do opera even poorly, and nearly impossible to do it well. The art form is staggeringly collaborative, and --- unlike cinema --- is utterly dependent on all factors combining in the right way at each unrepeatable, uneditable moment. So... take Puccini's swan song, TURANDOT, his grandest, if not his greatest, opera; now, present it in a city that has never produced western opera but that is the fictional/historical setting for its plot; make certain that your thousands of collaborators and artistic leadership do not speak the same language; and finally, add the less-than-creative tension of a totalitarian government determined that the entire enterprise should reflect well on both current leaders and the ancient culture. No wonder this film is so fascinating! Reviewers will understandably wish to see such a vast canvas painted from different perspectives than the ones chosen, but that serves to indicate how engaging this subject truly is. Alan Miller does an amazing job of capturing international overtones, aesthetic divergences, and personal obstacles and perseverance. Extraordinary commitment to detail and one particular coup-de-theatre: the creation of an exquisitely-danced character representing the court executioner. The focus (as is frequently the case with TURANDOT), is less on fineness of nuance than on the scale of achievement. You'll come away from viewing this documentary fully as inspired by the artists' commitment and flexibility as by the production itself. Unique!
 Turandot and China: A Win-Win Situation September 23, 2007
Formidable talent on all sides; formidable
difficulties in translating the entire
production of this opera into a version
acceptable in China. The nuances of lighting
decisions were, for just one example, as
fascinating to follow as anything in the plot
of Turandot. A wonder-full thing to watch and
listen to.
I LIKE THIS MOVIE March 7, 2004
2 out of 19 found this review helpful
I LOVE IT , I LIKE IT ,AS SAME AS MY GIRLFRIEND.
I DO NOT BELIEVE,THAT MOVIE HE MADE March 6, 2004
3 out of 15 found this review helpful
ZHANG YIMOU ONE OF THE BEST DIRECTOR IN THE WORLD,I WERE VERY SUPERISE FROM HIM.THIS MOVIE YOU MUST TO SEE.
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