The Music of Silence

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The Music of Silence
Directed by Michael Radford
Written by
  • Anna Pavignan
  • Michael Radford
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyStefano Falivene
Edited byRoberto Missiroli
Music byGabriele Roberto
Production
company
Picomedi
Distributed byAMBI Group
Release dates
  • 6 September 2017 (2017-09-06)(France)
  • 10 September 2017 (2017-09-10)(Italy)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryItaly
LanguagesEnglish, Italian
Box office$117,646 [1]

The Music of Silence (Italian : La musica del silenzio) is a 2017 Italian biographical film directed by Michael Radford, based on the 1999 novel of the same name written by the tenor Andrea Bocelli and freely inspired by his childhood life until the beginning of his great career. Bocelli is played by Toby Sebastian with the alter ego of Amos Bardi. The Italian tenor physically appears in a scene of the film and his presence accompanies the entire film in the form of a first-person narrative.

Contents

Plot

Born with an eye condition that eventually leads to his blindness, Andrea Bocelli pursues his ambition and becomes a popular singer and songwriter.

Cast

Reception

Box office

As of 19 July 2018, The Music of Silence has grossed $117,646 worldwide. [1]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 0%, based on 17 reviews, and an average rating of 4.5/10. [2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 25 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews". [3]

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