Pavarotti

THE GIST: The life, the works, the ambitions, the philosophy, the achievements, and the legacy of legendary opera singer Luciano Pavarotti.

Pavarotti is a documentary film about one of Italy's most widely known artists. His voice was unique and instantly recognizable, and we're all lucky that he felt it was his duty to bring opera to the masses via concerts and recordings and collaborations with other artists.

Even more crucial was his desire to collaborate with artists that weren't just opera singers, like U2's Bono and many others. While some purists scoffed at the notion that an opera singer should dabble in other singing forms, Pavarotti never looked at them as inferior or beneath him, and he was right, of course.

THE BOTTOM LINE: Even though I knew a lot of things about this artists, this documentary is so rich with information and anecdotes, it's definitely worth a viewing.

Grade: 8