CECILIA
A film by Irvin Kershner
Original Story and Screenplay
by
Irvin Kershner and Mitchell Lifton
Interactive version conceived and
produced by Mitchell Lifton
Starring
Jeremy Irons in the role of
Maestro Puccini
The film is a story of love and betrayal and music
and passion, to be directed by one of Hollywood's legendary directors, Irvin Kershner.
It tells the romance of an independent, magnificently
strong-willed woman almost destroyed by her passion--for opera, and for
one of its greatest composers: Giacomo Puccini. The entire action of the
film is set in Italy shortly before the Maestro's death, at the time when
Mussolini and his thugs were grabbing power (1919-23).
The film is set in the world of opera, but it
is in no sense an "opera film." It is, rather, a driving and tragic
love story which uses the intense dramatic passion of Puccini's music as
a significant element in the narrative. The
musical score for the film will integrate the greatest of Puccini's melodies.
The film will be shot on location in Italy in
2000 .
OPEN THE CURTAIN PERIODICALLY FOR CLIPS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
ON THE PROGRESS OF PRODUCTION
(UNLINKED--UNDER CONSTRUCTION)
