''The Music of Silence'' ( it, La musica del silenzio) is a 2017 Italian biographical film directed by

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, based on the 1999 novel of the same name written by the tenor

Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fr ...

and freely inspired by his childhood life until the beginning of his great career. Bocelli is played by

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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

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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

as Amos Bardi (Andrea Bocelli) * Luisa Ranieri as Edi *

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as Sandro * Antonio Banderas as The Maestro *

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as Giovanni * Francesca Prandi as Katia * Anthony Souter as Umberto *Nadir Caselli as Ellonora *

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as Adriano *

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as Ettore

Reception

Box office

, ''The Music of Silence'' has grossed $117,646 worldwide.

Critical response

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, the film holds an approval rating of 0%, based on 17 reviews, and an average rating of 4.5/10. On

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, the film has a weighted average score of 25 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

References

External links

* * Andrea Bocelli 2017 films Biographical films about musicians Biographical films about singers Films about blind people Italian biographical films Cultural depictions of classical musicians Cultural depictions of Italian men 2010s biographical films Films set in 1958 Films set in the 1960s Films set in 1971 Films set in 1973 Films set in 1976 Films set in 1978 Films set in 1984 Films set in 1988 Films set in 1989 Films set in 1991 Films set in 1993 Films set in Turin Films set in Tuscany 2010s Italian films {{bio-film-stub