Tosca

The 1976 film production of Puccini's Tosca, shot at the actual locations indicated in the libretto. It takes place in Rome, in late August of 1800. Ceasare Angelotti, escapes from a dungeon controlled by Baron Scarpia, and flees to the cathedral San'Andrea, where his friend, Mario Cavaradossi, happens to be painting. However, Floria Tosca, Mario's suspecting lover, thinks it's another woman that he's hiding. Scarpia sees a marvelous opportunity to have Tosca for himself...