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Farinelli Il Castrato is a 1994 Columbia/Tristar Studios movie about the famous castrato singer Farinelli, starring Stefano Dionisi as the title character as an adult and providing the speaking voice. For the singing voice, a soprano, Ewa Małas-Godlewska and a countertenor, Derek Lee Ragin were recorded separately; then their voices were digitally merged to reproduce the sound of a castrato.

The film was directed by the Belgian director Gérard Corbiau.

Although based on real life events, some dramatic license is taken. For example, Farinelli's brother is given much importance and Porpora is de-emphasized, while the movie offers a different explanation for how Carlo Broschi came to take the stage name Farinelli. George Frideric Handel, played by Jeroen Krabbé, is made out to be somewhat of a villain. But this is based on the competition between the theater at which Handel's music was played and the theater at which Farinelli sang.

This movie was released in 2000 and is rated R by the MPAA for depictions of thematic elements and sexuality. It is available on Region 1 DVDs with a spoken track in French and Italian with a little English, and subtitles available in English and Spanish.

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