# Movies featuring "Nessun Dorma" (Puccini) on soundtrack

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-featuring-nessun-dorma-puccini-on-soundtrack/252061>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 24, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-featuring-nessun-dorma-puccini-on-soundtrack/252061 "2004-06-24T18:39:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Skeptico](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e19b73/32.png) [@Skeptico](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeptico)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-featuring-nessun-dorma-puccini-on-soundtrack/252061/1 "2004-06-24T18:39:20Z")

</div>

I was introduced to the beautiful “Nessun Dorma” by the movie below. It’s one of those soundtracks that I know that I’ve heard in a lot of places before, but never really noticed it. Thank you Mandy Moore, for actually mentioning the author of the piece, Puccini, in your movie:

_Chasing Liberty_ (2004)

So now I’m wondering, what other great movies use that track?

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [June 24, 2004, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-featuring-nessun-dorma-puccini-on-soundtrack/252061/2 "2004-06-24T19:16:32Z")

</div>

Aria

It’s actually a collection of short films, (music videos if you must) set to famous opera aria’s.

And it’s pretty cool.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\
**Post date:** [June 25, 2004, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/movies-featuring-nessun-dorma-puccini-on-soundtrack/252061/3 "2004-06-25T18:48:05Z")

</div>

Well, according to [this site](http://www.bohemianopera.com/puccinimovies.htm), the following films all feature the piece:\*  
Bend It Like Beckham  
Boxing Helena  
Castaway  
The Guilty  
His Butler’s Sister  
The Killing Fields  
The Lame Pigeon  
Man on Fire  
The Mirror Has Two Faces  
New York Stories  
Serenade  
Shadow Conspiracy  
The Sum of All Fears  
Toys  
Very Annie Mary  
The Witches of Eastwick  
Yes, Giorgio\*