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The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama (1999)
TV Movie | 90 min | Music

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The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama (1999)

TV Movie | 90 min | Music

This is a TV adaptation of a 1993 opera entitled "Rosa," with a libretto by Greenaway and score by Louis Andriessen. "Rosa" is the first in a projected series of 10 operas, each dealing with the death of a famous composer - some real (...See moreThis is a TV adaptation of a 1993 opera entitled "Rosa," with a libretto by Greenaway and score by Louis Andriessen. "Rosa" is the first in a projected series of 10 operas, each dealing with the death of a famous composer - some real (Anton Webern, Jean-Baptiste Lully, John Lennon), others fictional. "Rosa" falls into the latter category; it tells the story of Juan Manuel de Rosa, a Brazilian who went to study music in America but spent most of his time in the cinema instead, becoming particularly entranced by Westerns. Now 32 years old and residing in an abandoned Uraguayan slaughterhouse, Rosa has become one of Hollywood's foremost composers, specializing in (what else?) Westerns. He also has a beautiful 19-year-old fiancee, Esmeralda, but he pays her little heed, instead lavishing his attentions on a black mare named Bola. One day, a group of men attired as cowboys arrive at the abattoir and kill both Rosa and Bola; an investigation is conducted, with particular suspicion! Written by Josh Martin See less

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8 cast members

Name	Known for
Lyndon Terracini Juan Manuel de Rosa Juan Manuel de Rosa See fewer	The Widower (2004)
Miranda van Kralingen Madame de Vries Madame de Vries See fewer	Bit (2008)
Marie Angel Esmeralda Esmeralda See fewer	Prospero's Books (1991)
Roger Smeets Alcan Alcan See fewer	The Barber of Seville (1816) (1992)
Christopher Gillett Lully Lully See fewer	A Midsummer Night's Dream (2005)
Phyllis Blanford Index Singer Index Singer See fewer	The Death of a Composer: Rosa, a Horse Drama (1999)
Peter Greenaway Narrator Narrator See fewer	The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover (1989)
Corné Henri Bibo The Singing Cowboy (uncredited) The Singing Cowboy (uncredited) See fewer	Maya's Woud (2015)