Rigoletto

Video
1993
Not Rated
1h 38m

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Things are not going well in the Depression-era town of Castle Gate. Mr. Ribaldi, a mysterious rich man with a disfigured face and an abrasive personality, has just bought and moved into a l... Read allThings are not going well in the Depression-era town of Castle Gate. Mr. Ribaldi, a mysterious rich man with a disfigured face and an abrasive personality, has just bought and moved into a long-vacant mansion. Bonnie, an adolescent girl who loves to sing, ends up working for him ... Read allThings are not going well in the Depression-era town of Castle Gate. Mr. Ribaldi, a mysterious rich man with a disfigured face and an abrasive personality, has just bought and moved into a long-vacant mansion. Bonnie, an adolescent girl who loves to sing, ends up working for him so that her family can stay in their house. But Ribaldi is quite an accomplished musician ... Read all

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7.6/10

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103tarheels

Excellent Movie

Great music! Jospeh Paur gives an excellent performance as Ribaldi/Rigoletto. I would like to see more movies that he has played in. This movie ranks as one of my all time favorites. "Rigoletto" is rich in underlying themes that teach the value of looking past differences in other people and showing that the real beauty in people is found by looking in their hearts.

cbt@h2o

Probably my favorite movie ever.

I have seen this movie probably about 50 times, and I love it so much! I quote it all the time to my friends and family, and it is just a wonderful story! I just wish that there was more of a biography on the actors/actresses, because they all did such a wonderful job! There are splendid characters in the story, and the movie is funny--and inspiring at the same time! If any of the actors see this page, you should fill in a little bit of a biography about everyone. It would be nice to know more about you.

rasqual78

Everything I need to know I learned in fairy tales...

...or so might say G. K. Chesterton.

What's good about this film is that it understates fairyland's case. It isn't pedantic. It leaves the trip to fairyland as an exercise for the student. It doesn't draw lines between the dots.

In the jaded postmodern era, a film like that's to be highly praised, whatever its other flaws.

angela-shelley

Great movie !

This movie is magical. I watched it with my little cousin when all the adults and older kids were watching a pg-13 movie, I told her I would watch a movie with her and when she said Rigoletto I about died. I thought how can I survive an hour and a half of FFF torture. But I loved it!!! I made all the adults watch it the next morning and everyone enjoyed it. I was like watching a play in a theater. You are allowed to let the kid inside shine through and just get wrapped up in the story. It is truely a movie for the whole family.

plamerso

Magically sweet

We purchased this movie several years ago and continue to enjoy it. Rigoletto's story line is a clever blend of Beauty and the Beast and The Phantom of the Opera, but it's the MUSIC that keeps me replaying it. The acting is just fine, but the SINGING! "April Child" will forever make me weep... The story is solid and uplifting. An absolutely wonderful family movie.

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Goofs
When Papanikolas is hurrying towards the store, he shoves a woman out of the way, and we hear her say "Hey! Pardon me," but her lips don't move.

Quotes
Ribaldi/Rigoletto: There is nothing more mean and ugly in this world than to have a loving gift, a beautiful spirit, and a desire to give and share these things when there is no one to share them with.