Both male and female voices were combined to create the sound of Farinelli's singing voice. The male voice was Derek Lee Ragin, a British countertenor and the female Ewa MaÅas-Godlewska, a Polish mezzo-soprano.
Belgium's official submission to the Best Foreign Language Film category for the 67th Academy Awards.
Miranda Richardson and Armin Mueller-Stahl were offered roles.
Xenia Seeberg's debut.