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Director: Nathan Silver
Cast: Toni Collette, Odessa Young
While preparing for the role of her life in Rome, opera diva Livia Angelli needs to deal with the unexpected return of her daughter Mimi, who wants to be her understudy. But when she’s met by her mother’s callous dismissal, Mimi snaps and starts a perverse competition for the limelight.
Critical Reception & Ratings
The Prima Donna, directed by Nathan Silver, is a thriller film that explores the complex relationship between an opera diva and her daughter. While details on critical reception and awards are currently unavailable, the film's premise of a mother-daughter rivalry for the limelight suggests it may be a compelling, if divisive, character study.
Why you might like this:
Fans of psychological thrillers and dark, character-driven dramas will appreciate the tense, nuanced performances from Toni Collette and Odessa Young in The Prima Donna, director Nathan Silver's gripping exploration of a toxic mother-daughter rivalry.
The Prima Donna is a comic opera in two acts with music by Victor Herbert and a libretto by Henry Blossom. Written as a starring vehicle for Fritzi Scheff, the work premiered at the Studebaker Theater in Chicago on October 5, 1908. The production moved to Broadway where it had its New York City debut at the Knickerbocker Theatre on November 30, 1908. It ran at that theatre for total of 72 performances; closing on January 30, 1909. The original production was produced by Charles Dillingham, staged by Fred G. Latham, and conducted by musical director John Lund. The sets were designed by Homer Emens, and the costumes were created by Elsie de Wolfe. The leading cast included Fritzi Scheff as Mlle. Athenee, a.k.a. "The Prima Donna"; Donald Hall as her love interest, Lieutenant Fernand Drouillard; William K. Harcourt as Athenee's thwarted suitor, Captain Bordenave; James E. Sullivan as the French music hall impresario, Herr Max Gundelfinger; and W. J. Ferguson as Athenee's father, Monsieur Beaurivage.
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