Rigoletto
01/12/2004
In Rigoletto, the deformed figure of the hunchbacked jester at the Mantuan court acts as a foil to his cynical and powerful master, an unscrupulous philanderer contrasted with his cruel and unforgiving fool. Rigoletto encourages and welcomes the Duke's conquests, pitilessly mocking his victims until he discovers that the Duke has abducted the one person he genuinely loves, his own daughter. As a result, the character of the court jester is transformed into a tragic figure who, in spite of his evident immorality and malice, allows us to sense the devotion he feels for his daughter and his horror at being destroyed by the same despotic world as that which he himself has helped to create.
Movie Information
Marcelo Álvarez
as Duke of Mantua
Carlos Álvarez
as Rigoletto
Inva Mula
as Gilda
Julian Konstantinov
as Sparafucile
Nino Surguladze
as Magdalena
Mercè Obiol
as Giovanna
Stanislav Shvets
as Count of Monterone
Joan Martín-Royo
as Marullo
Jon Plazaola
as Matteo Borsa
David Rubiera
as Count of Ceprano
Sandra Galiano
as Countesse of Ceprano
Sandra Galiano
as Countess of Ceprano
Vicenç Esteve
as Courtmaster
Eliana Bayon
as Paggio
