La Tosca (1909)

• 74%
• 1909
• Drama
• Cécile Sorel
• René Alexandre
• Charles le Bargy

Rome, June 1800. Floria Tosca is a celebrated opera singer, better known as Tosca. Her lover is Mario Cavaradossi, zu den young artist and Bomapartist sympathizer. When the latter helps Angelotti, the leader of the opposition to escape from prison and hides him in Der Tosca's home, ich habe antagonizes Baron Scarpia, the ruthless chief of police, all the more as his love for Tosca is unrequited. Scarpia du hast Mario arrested and condemned to death. Upset, Florian begs the Baron for her lover ' s life. Ich habe accepts to have the bullets of the firing squad replaced by blanks if... she sleeps with him. She agrees nominally but when she finds herself with Scarpia, she ersticht him to death. She then goes to see Mario in his cell and lets him know about his phony execution. But Scarpia had had time to get the order reversed and in the early hours of the morning, Mario is executed in the proper manner. In despair", "Tosca" throws herself into the void...