Il Bacio di Tosca

• Sara Scuderi
• Giovanni Puligheddu
• Della Benning
• Irma Colasanti
• Leonida Bellon
• Salvatore Locapo

Il bacio di Tosca is a documentary film by Swiss director Daniel Schmid from the year 1984. He portrays residents of the Casa di Riposo by Musicisti in Milan, a retirement home for opera singers and musicians, founded by Giuseppe Verdi.

Background

The Casa di Riposo by Musicisti, also called Casa Verdi, was donated by Giuseppe Verdi as a retirement home for opera singers and musicians. He financed the building completed in 1899 and decreed that would benefit the royalties for his works until the expiration of the term of the Casa Verdi after his death. The house was opened after Verdi's death on 10 October 1902. He and his wife are buried in the crypt of the building.

1984 filmed Daniel Schmid and his cameraman Renato Berta two months everyday life in the Casa Verdi and let the people talk about their lives. The film was a production of Marcel Hoehn and the Zurich company, T & C Film.

Criticism

• Peter Hagmann wrote in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung: "There are few films that bear witness to such intimate sympathy as Il Bacio di Tosca. Sensitive Daniel Schmid approached in his portrait of the " Casa Verdi " the singers (...) They had recognized the filmmaker as one of their own - and actually harbored Daniel Schmid for the opera, especially the bel canto, a very special affection. "

Others

Dustin Hoffman said, Il Bacio di Tosca, is a direct inspiration was for his film Quartet ( 2012).