An Opera from the Indian Ocean ( L'opéra du bout du monde )

An Opera from the Indian Ocean (DVD) (*)

~~$40.99~~ $34.97

Original Title: L'opéra du bout du monde
Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
Chinese ( Subtitles )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
Portuguese ( Subtitles )
Bengali ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Bengali ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
France ( PAL/NTSC/Region 0 )

Running Time:
96 min + 30 min extras

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2012 and produced in:
Belgium ( France, Benelux )
France ( France, Benelux )
Madagascar ( Africa, Middle East )

Directed By:
Cesar Paes
Marie Clémence Paes

Written By:
Marie Clémence Paes
Cesar Paes

Actors:
Landy Andriamboavonjy ..... Herself
Karim Bouzra ..... Himself
Emmanuel Genvrin ..... Himself
Steeve Heimanu ..... Himself
Josselin Michalon ..... Himself
Jean-Luc Trulèes ..... Himself
Aurore Ugolin ..... Herself

Synopsis:

***ATTENTION***Mixed language audio with English, French, Portuguese & Chinese subtitles***A historical road movie behind the scenes of the opera "Maraina" to discover the history of the first inhabitants of the islands of the Indian Ocean. At Fort-Dauphin, Camp Flacourt, where officers sent by Louis XIV met the Malagasy for the first time, Jean-Luc Trulès, composer from Reunion, will lead the orchestra in front of a crowd who had never seen an opera before. The stories intercross to tell this little-known story with several voices. A musical journey that sails between the XVIIth century and 2012, in a triangle that connects La Réunion, Madagascar and… Paris, to understand better the Indian Ocean today.

In the wings of the opera "Maraina", the film combines history and oral memory, to recount in music the Europeans' discovery of the Indian Ocean. Written by a Reunion-born composer, 'Maraina' tells the story of ten Malagasy and two Frenchmen who landed on this pristine island in the mid-17th century. The film traces the cast's journey to the place where it all began - Fort-Dauphin, in southern Madagascar - where they perform for an audience that has never before seen an opera.

In the wings of the opera "Maraina", the film combines history and oral memory, to recount in music the Europeans' first contacts with the natives of the Indian Ocean islands, made of violence and love stories. Between the XVIIth century and today, this historical road movie follows the cast's fantastic journey to the place where it all began - Fort-Dauphin, in southern Madagascar.

This product was added to our catalog on Monday 03 March, 2014.