La Bohème (2008)
| Movie | |
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| Original title | La bohème |
| Country of production | Austria / Germany |
| original language | Italian |
| Publishing year | 2008 |
| length | 115 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK without age restriction |
| Rod | |
| Director | Robert Dornhelm |
| music | Giacomo Puccini |
| camera | Walter Kindler |
| cut | Klaus Hundsbichler , Ingrid Koller |
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La Bohème is a film adaptation of Giacomo Puccini 's opera of the same name, directed by Robert Dornhelm .
action
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Paris late 19th century. On Christmas Eve, the poet Rodolfo met the neighbor Mimì in the unheated attic, which he shared with three artist colleagues, when she asked him to light her candle. They fall in love. The relationship goes up and down, because Rodolfo is unable to take care of Mimì, who is suffering from tuberculosis. The two find each other again, but in the last picture Mimì, who is now terminally ill, dies in Rodolfo's arms.
production
This film adaptation of La Bohème is regarded as a “star vehicle” for Anna Netrebko and Rolando Villazón . Director Dornhelm wanted to set a “cinematic monument” to the “dream couple”. Netrebko in particular was decisive for the filming: “Without them, this project would not have existed.”
The film was filmed in the Vienna Rosenhügel film studios , with historical buildings and costumes. Dornhelm initially considered shooting the film on the original locations, but discarded the idea because it "makes no sense artistically and stylistically" and he is of the opinion that "realism does not work in this genre".
The music and singing come from a concert performance of La Bohème in April 2007 with the Bavarian Radio Choir and Orchestra under the direction of Bertrand de Billy . In order for the representation to appear realistic, the actors sang along during the shoot. However, some of the film actors were not involved in this recording: The singing of Ioan Holender's part of Alcidoro comes from the singer Ticiano Bracci.
The five million euro film adaptation was produced by Unitel ( Kirch Group ) and MR Film .
Reviews
The reviews are divided and fluctuate between a "declaration of love to the opera itself" ( Kurier ) and doubts about the successful fusion of film and opera:
"Unfortunately, the director didn't manage to turn his singers into film actors either: The stage is clearly still being played here, while the Cinemascope cameras have come very close to the actors."
Web links
- La Bohème in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- La Bohème at filmportal.de
- Official homepage of La Bohème
Individual evidence
- ↑ La Bohème. Small newspaper , archived from the original on September 11, 2014 .
- ↑ Gunnar Landsgesell: Opera in the cinema: film adaptation of "La Bohème" is a memorial to Netrebko and Villazón. (No longer available online.) Format.at, formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 13, 2008 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c Daniela Tomasovsky: La Bohème: "Bad enough that they sing." DiePresse.com, archived from the original on March 18, 2010 .
- ↑ a b "La Bohème" in the cinema. (No longer available online.) Oe1.orf.at, formerly in the original ; Retrieved October 13, 2008 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
