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- The Magic Flute (1975) Director: Ingmar Bergman. As a child, Ingmar Bergman was taken to see Mozart’s fantasy opera The Magic Flute at the perfectly preserved 18th-century theatre at Stockholm’s regal Drottningholm Palace.
- Don Giovanni (1979) Director: Joseph Losey. It may have premiered in 1787, but the subject matter of this Mozart masterpiece always seems to keep it contemporary – there’s something about the exploits of a serial sexual seducer which never dates.
- Elektra (1981) Director: Götz Friedrich. Among the most storied opera directors of his generation, Götz Friedrich gained enough cultural cachet to bring Richard Strauss’s out-there expressionist masterpiece to the big screen, overcoming the usual hurdles of lip-synching to combine the vividness of live performance with the intimacy afforded by the camera.
- Parsifal (1982) Director: Hans-Jürgen Syberberg. After his seven-hour magnum opus Hitler: A Film from Germany, director Hans-Jürgen Syberberg sought to continue his exploration of the cultural roots behind his nation’s troubled history, and took on this production of Wagner’s last, most controversial opera, to mark the 100th anniversary of its first performance at Bayreuth.
Dec 19, 1987 · Opera: Directed by Dario Argento. With Cristina Marsillach, Ian Charleson, Urbano Barberini, Daria Nicolodi. A young opera singer is stalked by a deranged fan bent on killing the people associated with her to claim her for himself.
- (20K)
- Crime, Horror, Mystery
- Dario Argento
- 1987-12-19
Set in the shrine of French dance, the Garnier Opera house, L'Opera follows three characters whose dreams clash with reality, whose ambitions collide with expectations, and whose purity faces corruption.
Jan 21, 2005 · The Phantom of the Opera: Directed by Joel Schumacher. With Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Patrick Wilson, Miranda Richardson. A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opéra House.
- (131K)
- Drama, Musical, Romance
- Joel Schumacher
- 2005-01-21
8 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Quartet. 2012 1h 38m PG-13. 6.8 (21K) Rate. 64 Metascore. At a home for retired musicians, the annual concert to celebrate Composer Giuseppe Verdi's birthday is disrupted by the arrival of Jean (Dame Maggie Smith), an eternal diva and the former wife of one of the residents.
Watch L'Opera for free with SBS On Demand, your ultimate destination for diverse entertainment. Stream now! Three dancers in the world-renowned Paris Opera attempt to reconcile their personal ...
Jun 10, 2019 · The top 25 films, all appearing on 2 or more “Best Opera” movie lists, are ranked below by how many times they appear. The remaining 75+ movies, as well as the sources we used, are in alphabetical order on the bottom of the page.
