Patrice Chéreau, Pascal Greggory, une autre solitude

Overview

A look at the entire process of creating and developing Patrice Chéreau’s third staging of "In the Solitude of Cotton Fields" by Bernard Marie Koltès with Pascal Greggory and Chéreau himself. From the first reading around the table through the first contact with the performance space, rehearsals and lighting to opening night, the entire creative process unfurls in front of our eyes. The film shows us the evolving and ongoing dialogue between Greggory and Chéreau, a dialogue full of crises and magical moments of harmony and insight via which the truth, intensity, complexity, mystery and depth of Koltès’ text gradually emerge to form an implicit bond between these two men. The film also shows Chéreau directing rehearsals for Mozart’s "Don Giovanni" in Salzburg, revealing both the unity of and profound differences between his opera and theater work.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 30, 1996

Original language

French

Spoken languages

French

Countries

France

Production

CNC,Vega Film,Azor Films,La Sept-Arte,Ministère de la Culture et de la Francophonie,Salzburger Festspiele,Odéon Théâtre de l'Europe

Cast

Patrice Chéreau,Pascal Greggory,Bryn Terfel,Lella Cuberli,Catherine Malfitano,Daniel Barenboim,Roberto De Candia,Paul Groves,Vesselina Kasarova,Matti Salminenand 1 more

Director

Stéphane Metge

Producer

Patrice Chéreau,Bernard Verley

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

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