A totally stunning critically acclaimed transposition of the well known opera, exploring the legend through various forms of popular Spanish dance and folk-song, primarily flamenco. Complex in its ambitions and achievements, mixing dance rehearsals with sexual encounters, real fights with choreographed rumbles, and all with beautiful Spanish settings. A work of art and great cinema.
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EXILES (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
Two young lovers, bored with their Parisian life, set off on a road of discovery across France and Spain to Algeria. Once the sensuous couple have crossed to Africa a distinct darkening of tone makes for a compelling film, especially a shamanistic Sufi trance scene which provides an exhilarating climax. The music, which embraces techno, Andalusian flamenco et al, is both magnificent and crucial to the narrative, following the scenery as the pair uncover their roots and themselves.
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FLAMENCO (1995)
CertificationU Our Rating
Beautifully filmed presentation of 'flamenco', a traditional Spanish dance and music form, either bliss or excruciation according to your taste - for afficinados of traditional dance and music only.
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GIACOMO PUCCINI'S LA BOHEME (1993)
CertificationE Our Rating
Recorded in the San Francisco Opera House in 1988, this performance of Puccini's La Boheme contains an international cast of singers and players, including Italo Tajo and Luciano Pavarotti
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THE COMPANY (2003)
Certification12 Our Rating
Legendary director Robert Altman takes us into the world of the dancers whose professional and personal lives clash as they cope with the demands of a life in the ballet. Neve Campbell plays a gifted company member on the verge of becoming a principal dancer at a fictional Chicago troupe. James Franco co-stars as Campbell's boyfriend, a master chef who provides romance and refuge from the watchful eye of the pompous artistic director.
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