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.
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Directed by | Michael Radford |
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Cinematography | Stefano Falivene |
Edited by | Roberto Missiroli |
Music by | Gabriele Roberto |
Production company | Picomedi |
Distributed by | AMBI Group |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Languages | English, Italian |
Box office | $117,646[1] |
Born with an eye condition that eventually leads to his blindness, Andrea Bocelli pursues his ambition and becomes a popular singer and songwriter.
As of 19 July 2018[update], The Music of Silence has grossed $117,646 worldwide.[1]
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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