Film: Il Bacio di Tosca
Documentary | 63 minutes

In Bacio di Tosca, Daniel Schmid visits the Casa Verdi in Milan, the retirement home for former opera singers founded by Giuseppe Verdi. With warmth and great sensitivity, he portrays people whose stage careers have long since ended, but whose passion for music remains undiminished.

This moving documentary is both a tribute to opera and to the enduring dignity of old age. Bacio di Tosca remains one of Daniel Schmid’s best-known and most celebrated films.

Director and Screenplay: Daniel Schmid
Cast: Sara Scuderi, Giovanni Puligheddu, Leonida Bellon

Selected festivals and awards:
- Locarno Film Festival (World Premiere)
- Chicago International Film Festival (Gold Hugo nomination)
- Solothurn Film Festival
- Figueira da Foz Film Festival (Grand Prix)
- Ghent International Film Festival (Best Musical Documentary)
- International Documentary Association (IDA Award)