Info
Director: Jean-Stéphane Bron
Section: International Independents
Country: France, Switzerland
Year: 2017
PT: OPER. L'OPÉRA DE PARIS
OT: L’ OPÉRA
Language: German, English, French
Version: Original version with German subtitles
Cast: Stéphane Lissner
18+ (no age rating)
Logline
THE PARIS OPERA
In turn ironic, light-hearted and cruel, encompassing music and ballet, the film turns the spotlight on great passions, and tells the story of life behind the scenes at one of the most prestigious performing arts institutions in the world.
Meet the director
Jean-Stéphane Bron
Jean-Stéphane Bron was born in Lausanne in 1969, where he studied at École Cantonale d'Art de Lausanne. Shot features and docs including CORN IN PARLAMENT (2003), FRÈR SE MARIE (2006), CLEVELAND VS. WALL STREET (FILMFEST 2010), and THE BLOVHER EXPERIMENT (2013). He has twice won the Swiss Film Prize and screened his films at CPH:DOX, Visions du Réel and in Cannes.
Credits
Screenplay: Jean-Stéphane Bron
Director of Photography: Blaise Harrison
Film Editor: Julie Lena
Sound: Jérôme Cuendet, Etienne Curchod
Producer: Philippe Martin, David Thion
Production Company: Les Films Pelléas
Co-Producer: Lionel Baier, Ursula Meier, Frédéric Mermoud
Co-Production Company: Bande à part Films, France 2 Cinéma, Opéra national de Paris
World Sales: Les Films Du Losange
Distributor: Kool Filmdistribution