Paul Weitz’s “Bel Canto” is a film that’s astounding, but for all the wrong reasons. It’s based on a celebrated novel by Ann Patchett. It stars Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe, two of the most ...

There are numerous ways to get a book to screen: by gut instinct, by pre-emptive calculation, by sheer luck. But the best ones may be those done the right way for the right reason, out of pure passion ...

Grand opera meets soap opera in Paul Weitz's sincere but silly adaptation of Ann Patchett's 2001 bestseller. With an enviable international ensemble — including Moore, Ken Watanabe and Sebastian Koch ...

There are no easy answers in Paul Weitz's operatic drama, which stars Moore opposite Ken Watanabe in a delicately rendered emotional thriller. The musical term bel canto refers to a lighter, smoother ...

Swelling with humanity and romance like the crescendo of an aria, “Bel Canto” is a moving meditation on the power of love, music and proximity. Based on Ann Patchett’s bestselling novel, the Paul ...

"I wanted it to be like the Tower of Babel, where the divisions between people and their languages got erased over time," 'Bel Canto' director Paul Weitz said Thursday night at the film's New York ...

Paul Weitz directed the romantic drama, which also stars Ken Watanabe. By Gregg Kilday Freelance Contributor Adapted by screenwriter Anthony Weintraub and Weitz from Ann Patchett’s novel, the film ...

Julianne Moore has been set to star alongside Ken Watanabe and Demian Bichir in Bel Canto, the long-in-the-works movie adaptation of Ann Patchett’s bestselling 2001 novel that Paul Weitz is directing.

Following a late summer trickle of new Specialties, distributors are releasing a torrent of limited releases just as the Toronto Film Festival heads into its finale this weekend. Roadside ...

Screen Media has acquired North American rights to “Bel Canto,” Paul Weitz’s adaptation of the acclaimed Ann Patchett novel. The drama about a hostage crisis stars Julianne Moore and Ken Watanabe.

Every so often, when I’m pontificating about opera, in print or in person, a reader or an editor will ask me, “But what exactly is bel canto?” And I’m brought up short. The quickest answer is, “It ...