The Music of Silence

The Music of Silence
The Music of Silence
Directed by	Michael Radford
Written by	Anna Pavignano; Michael Radford;
Produced by	Monika Bacardi; Jordi Mollà; Toby Sebastian; Paola Lavini;
Starring	Toby Sebastian; Jordi Mollà; Antonio Banderas; Luisa Ranieri; Ennio Fantastichini; Francesco Salvi;
Cinematography	Stefano Falivene
Edited by	Roberto Missiroli
Music by	Gabriele Roberto
Production; company	Picomedi
Distributed by	AMBI Group
Release dates	6 September 2017 (France); 10 September 2017 (Italy);
Running time	115 minutes
Country	Italy
Languages	English, Italian
Box office	$154,478

The Music of Silence (Italian: La musica del silenzio) is a 2017 Italian biographical film directed by Michael Radford, based on the 1999 novel of the same name written by the tenor Andrea Bocelli and freely inspired by his childhood life until the beginning of his career. Bocelli is played by Toby Sebastian with the alter ego of Amos Bardi. The Italian tenor physically appears in a scene of the film and his presence accompanies the entire film in the form of a first-person narrative.

Plot

Born with an eye condition that eventually leads to his blindness, Andrea Bocelli pursues his ambition and becomes a popular singer and songwriter.

Cast

Toby Sebastian as Amos Bardi
Luisa Ranieri as Edi
Jordi Mollà as Sandro
Antonio Banderas as The Maestro
Ennio Fantastichini as Giovanni
Francesca Prandi as Katia
Anthony Souter as Umberto
Nadir Caselli as Ellonora
Alessandro Sperduti as Adriano
Francesco Salvi as Ettore
Stefania Orsola Garello as Maestro's wife
Antonella Attili as Miss Giamprini

Reception

Box office

As of 22 October 2024^[update], The Music of Silence has grossed $154,478 worldwide.^[1]

Critical response

On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 0%, based on 17 reviews, and an average rating of 4.5/10.^[2] On Metacritic, the film has a weighted average score of 25 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".^[3]