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MSRP: $21.99
The Production: 3.5/5
If youâre looking for biographical accuracy, donât look to Hollywood of the Golden Age especially if the subject is connected to the arts; its primary focus then was entertainment, not factual authenticity. Richard Thorpeâs
The Great Caruso is a perfect example: a popular, celebrated artist whose real life story was fraught with legitimate drama but whose movie biography was reduced to a rags-to-riches-to-heartbreak trope: a story weâve seen multiple times in the movies only this time accentuated with glorious operatic arias (and a few pop numbers) to flesh out its predictable story. With MGMâs star tenor in the title role and assisted by some renowned opera names and a first-rate production,