L’OPÉRA
| 2021 – 8 x 45′ – Season 1 – Series – Drama, Music & Dance.
Created by: Cécile Ducrocq, Benjamin Adams.
Written by: Cécile Ducrocq, Benjamin Adams, Simon Jablonka.
Directed by:Stéphane Demoustier, Cécile Ducrocq, Inti Calfat, Dirk Verheye, Laïla Marrakchi.
Starring: Ariane Labed, Suzy Bemba, Raphaël Personnaz, Damien Chapelle, Loris Freeman, Audrey Gorlenko, Maud Jurez, Sarah Le Picard, Brigitte Sy.
Official Competition COLCOA 2021 (Winner Best Series Award).
In French with English subtitles.
A Sundance Now / AMC+ release. |
L’Opéra plunges us into the ultra-romantic universe of the Opéra de Paris, that mythic temple of classical dance ensconced in the glittering Palais Garnier. But this behind-the-scenes intrigue goes far beyond tutus and stardust, to reveal the dark underbelly of that monolithic icon, as we follow the paths of three of its protagonists — Zoé, an aging prima ballerina with a decadent lifestyle, who is suddenly threatened with expulsion; Flora, an aspiring young Black dancer eager to break into that venerable, often-impenetrable, universe; and Sébastien, the company’s ruthlessly ambitious new Dance Director, desperate to prove himself. With equal parts sumptuous homage and social commentary, The Opera takes a deep dive into the cut-throat politics behind a major cultural institution.