Yes, Giorgio is a 1982 musical/comedy film starring Luciano Pavarotti, his only venture in film acting. Michael J. Lewis provided the original music for the film with cinematography by Fred J. Koenekamp. The film is based on the novel by Anne Piper and is rated PG in the United States. Luciano Pavarotti plays an Italian opera singer by the name of Giorgio Fini who loses his voice while in America, and is treated by a female throat specialist, played by Kathryn Harrold, with whom he falls in love. The song "If We Were in Love" was written by John Williams for the movie, and was nominated by... the Academy Awards for Best Music, Original Song and nominated for Best Original Song in a Motion Picture by the Golden Globes. Pavarotti was nominated by the Golden Raspberry Awards for Worst Actor and Worst New Star as well as a nominee for Worst Screenplay for Norman Steinberg.
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| Release date: | 1982 |
| Directed by: | Franklin Schaffner |
| Rated: |  |
| Runtime: | 110 Minutes |
| Producer: | Peter Fetterman |
| Cinematography: | Fred J. Koenekamp |
| Screenplay by: | Anne Piper, Norman Steinberg |
| Estimated budget: | $19,000,000 |
| Genre: | Comedy |