THE OPERA! Is one of the best cinematic experiences of the year. By all rights this film shouldn’t work, it’s an operatic retelling of the legend of Orpheus and Eurydice told in a stylized way with songs both original and classical. It’s a film that made me fall insanely in love with cinema again simply because this is a film that would not work in any other medium. It drifts in and out of reality, it drifts in and out of song. It’s a film that is so full of life and emotion, granted it’s amped up to an operatic degree that you will either embrace it whole heartedly as an expression of how we see the world, or you will dismiss it as overdone twaddle.
I am a passionate supporter of this film. I fell madly in love with the film thanks in large part to Vincent Cassel as Charon. Cassel plays it as if he is our best buddy and he pulls us in, gives us a beer and chips and says “have I got a story for you.” Cassel keeps us grounded because he plays it complete straight and we can tether ourselves to him.
I absolutely love this film. I love the music, the images, and the performances.
This is film as opera…opera in the best sense of the word… the one that has allowed the art for to survive for centuries. This is a film that shows you why it's considered high art and emotionally moving.
I can’t say more than that because this film is one you experience and feel and not talk about and dissect. It’s a staggering achievement
I can not recommend this film enough. While I suspect that some of you will not like the film, I think a large number of you will love it. Additionally as a reader of Unseen Films you want to go off the beaten path and THE OPERA! Is exactly that.
Highly recommended THE OPERA! is one of the great films of 2024
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