Placido Domingo, Luciano Pavarotti and Jose Carreras.
- Credit: Curzon Cinema
The Three Tenors: Voices for Eternity
A special screening of The Three Tenors: Voices for Eternity will be shown at 7.30pm on May 19.
It has been 30 years since Luciano Pavarotti, José Carreras and Plácido Domingo made their historic debut as The Three Tenors at the ancient baths of Caracalla on the eve of the 1990 Football World Cup Final.
Three Tenors: Voices for Eternity celebrates the emotional highlights of that first concert and the sequel in Los Angeles. With brand new interviews and never-before-seen backstage footage, this documentary offers a fascinating insight into the rivalries and friendships of the legendary opera stars from 1990 through to Pavarotti’s passing in 2007.
Two movies featuring Oscar-winning performances top the DVD releases for the week of May 18. Minari : Written and directed by Lee Isaac Chung, this semi-autobiographical story follows a Korean American family that moves from California to rural Arkansas to start a farm. The movie . takes its name from a hardy Korean herb that thrives if given time, an apt emblem for what this family â and most immigrant families â must sacrifice to pursue the American dream, critic Glenn Whipp wrote in his review for the Los Angeles Times. The story is mostly seen through the eyes of the precocious youngest child, David (newcomer Alan S. Kim), something of a stand-in for Chung himself, explains Whipp, as he based the screenplay on his experience of growing up on a small farm in Lincoln, Arkansas, in the 1980s.
Film Review: ‘Minari’: Korean Immigrants Succeed in America by Enduring Like Water Celery
“Minari” did for the 2021 Academy Awards what the pop song “Gangnam Style” did for music in 2012; it gave notice to America that Korea can come over here and throw down an artistic gauntlet on our own turf. Not only can Korea play in our movie and music playgrounds, but it can also score big in this case a best supporting actress Oscar.
Coming to America, Korean Version
It’s the 1980s. Jacob Yi (Steven Yeun), his wife, Monica (Yeri Han), and their son David (Alan Kim) and daughter Anne (Noel Kate Cho) arrive from California to put down roots in the Arkansas outback.