Directed by:
Paul WeitzCinematography:
Tobias DatumComposer:
David MajzlinCast:
Julianne Moore, Ken Watanabe, Sebastian Koch, Ryō Kase, Tenoch Huerta, Christopher Lambert, María Mercedes Coroy, Noé Hernández, Johnny Ortiz, Olek Krupa (more)Plots(1)
Based on Ann Patchett’s best-selling novel, Bel Canto is a dramatic love story that follows a famous soprano (Julianne Moore) who travels to a military dictatorship in South America to give a private concert at a party for a wealthy Japanese industrialist (Ken Watanabe). Just as the glittering gathering of diplomats and politicians convenes, the mansion is taken over by a guerrilla rebel group demanding the release of their imprisoned comrades. Threats are made, lives are lost, a tense negotiation begins, and a month long standoff ensues. While they are confined to the house, the hostages and their captors, who speak different languages, are forced to find ways to communicate. Music, especially the beautiful arias performed by Moore’s character, a songbird in captivity, sparks a shared sense of comradeship and even love, uniting the disparate housemates as they form unexpected bonds, overcome their differences, and discover their shared humanity. (Screen Media Films)
(more)Cast
![Julianne Moore](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/933/162933836_17da45.jpg)
Julianne Moore
USA
Best movies:
The Fugitive (1993)
The Big Lebowski (1998)
Magnolia (1999)
![Ken Watanabe](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272799_7da38d.jpg)
Ken Watanabe
Japan
Best movies:
Inception (2010)
Batman Begins (2005)
The Last Samurai (2003)
![Sebastian Koch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/723/166723184_b57efd.jpg)
Sebastian Koch
West Germany
Best movies:
The Lives of Others (2006)
Black Book (2006)
Gloomy Sunday (1999)
![Ryō Kase](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/276/276027_b45532.jpg)
Ryō Kase
Japan
Best movies:
Nobody Knows (2004)
I Just Didn't Do It (2006)
Letters from Iwo Jima (2006)
![Tenoch Huerta](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/883/166883177_b92edd.jpg)
Tenoch Huerta
Mexico
Best movies:
Sin Nombre (2009)
Hell (2010)
For Greater Glory: The True Story of Cristiada (2012)
![Christopher Lambert](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/268/268852_322fb0.jpg)
Christopher Lambert
USA
Best movies:
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen (2012) - a.f.
Highlander (1986)
I Love You (1986)
María Mercedes Coroy
Guatemala
Best movies:
Ixcanul (2015)
La Llorona (2019)
Bel Canto (2018)
![Noé Hernández](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/614/158614886_22dd0d.jpg)
Noé Hernández
Mexico
Best movies:
Sin Nombre (2009)
Hell (2010)
A Monster with a Thousand Heads (2015)
![Johnny Ortiz](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/580/162580800_799155.jpg)
Johnny Ortiz
Best movies:
McFarland, USA (2015)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019)
Ali (2001)
![Olek Krupa](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/400/400481_2d1e4b.jpg)
Olek Krupa
Poland
Best movies:
X-Men: First Class (2011)
Miller's Crossing (1990)
Hidden Figures (2016)
![Thorbjørn Harr](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/036/163036239_dcb16b.jpg)
Thorbjørn Harr
Norway
![Melissa Navia](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/473/166473700_5c8f90.jpg)
Melissa Navia
USA
Best movies:
Amira & Sam (2014)
Girl Most Likely (2012)
Bel Canto (2018)
![Elsa Zylberstein](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/346/162346844_29c5de.png)
Elsa Zylberstein
France
Best movies:
Mina Tannenbaum (1994)
I've Loved You So Long (2008)
A Bag of Marbles (2017)
![Phil Nee](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/039/161039041_c3f55f.jpg)
Phil Nee
Best movies:
Chinese Puzzle (2013)
Sabrina (1995)
Volcano (1997)
Alberto Vazquez
USA
Best movies:
The Legend of 1900 (1998)
Wag the Dog (1997)
Michael Clayton (2007)
Mark Vincent
Best movies:
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Maria Full of Grace (2004)
Two Lovers (2008)
Ben Van Bergen
Netherlands
Best movies:
The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
The Wrestler (2008)
Return to Paradise (1998)
![Jay Santiago](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/166/527/166527186_91e15a.jpg)
Jay Santiago
USA
Best movies:
Dead Man Down (2013)
The Other Guys (2010)
Explicit Ills (2008)
Emmie Nagata
Best movies:
Bel Canto (2018)