Synopsis
In May of 1997, Zubin Mehta conducts and Zhang Yimou directs Puccini's "Turnadot" in Florence. A year later, they stage nine performances in Beijing. This documentary focuses on the China production: a huge and elaborate set, hundreds of extras, three sets of principles, props and costumes matching the Ming Dynasty. Mehta, with his Indian roots and European training, revels in bringing disparate cultures together. Zhang wants the music to come through and anticipates the demands (and habits) of the Chinese audience. Rehearsals; production work; rain; talks with singers, crew, and local officials -- can it all come together? When the chorus is in full volume, no one sleeps.
Scores
Popularity Percentile (Year)
4.9%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
6.9%
Critic Consensus
81.5% Fresh • 27 critic reviews
Critic reception is largely positive, with 81% of 27 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize emotional, visually striking, gritty. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.
emotionalvisually strikinggrittycharacter-driventhought-provokingrealistic
Cast
| Cast | Year | Reported Salary | Inflation Adjusted | Notes |
|---|
| N/A |
Aggregated Reviews
Rotten Tomatoes critic score77.0
RT critic review count30
Rotten Tomatoes audience score79.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.4
IMDb votes139
Box Office ?
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Domestic | 2001 | $33,504 | $59,346 |
| International | 2001 | N/A | N/A |
| Worldwide | 2001 | $33,504 | $59,346 |
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|
| Revenues |
| Theatrical Net Revenue | 2001 | $16,752 | $29,673 |
| Digital Rentals ? | 2001 | N/A | N/A |
| Digital Purchases ? | 2001 | N/A | N/A |
| Physical Rentals ? | 2001 | $1,284,000 | $2,274,369 |
| Physical Purchases ? | 2001 | $1,918,000 | $3,397,383 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue | 2001 | $72,900 | $129,129 |
| Total Revenues | 2001 | $3,291,652 | $5,830,555 |
| Expenses |
| Budget ? | 2001 | $243,000 (est) | $430,430 (est) |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) ? | 2001 | $80,000 (est) | $141,705 (est) |
| Participations | 2001 | $132,000 | $233,814 |
| Residuals ? | 2001 | $231,000 | $409,174 |
| Interest & Overhead | 2001 | $48,600 | $86,086 |
| Total Expenses | 2001 | $734,600 | $1,301,208 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss | 2001 | $2,557,052 | $4,529,346 |
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Tooltips
- Budget Estimated using Machine Learning
- Digital Rentals: PVOD, VOD, & On-Demand
- Marketing & distribution costs to release Movie in Theaters. Includes: Online & Offline Ads, Posters, Trailer Production, and physical or digital copies (formerly "prints") sent to cinemas.
- Net Digital Purchase Revenue
- Net Revenues for Physical Rentals: VHS, DVD, BluRay (when appropriate)
- Physical Purchases: VHS $840,000, DVD $1,078,000, BluRay $0
- Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
- Theatrical box office grosses split into Domestic, International, and Worldwide totals.
- Union-modeled residuals using SAG-AFTRA and WGA schedules as a simplified estimate proxy.
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Budget Tooltip
Reported or Estimated Net Budget (after tax, product placements, & grants)
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