Movie

Guercoeur

(en)

Opera National de Paris

2024

2h39m

Guercoeur

Music

Overview: In the ethereal afterlife, there is no time or space. The shades, freed from their earthly cares, celebrate the greatness of the Goddess of Truth. Shrouded in eternal glory, she sits triumphant, flanked by Beauty and Goodness, while at her feet lies Suffering in her mantle of blood. In the midst of this chorus of praise, a discordant lament rises: “To live! Who will give me back the thrill of life?” The voice belongs to Guercœur, who died in the prime of life after falling in love with Giselle and freeing his people from a tyrant, assisted by his friend Heurtal. Unable to rest, Guercœur begs to return to his fleshly form. Truth warns him: two years have already passed on Earth where nothing lasts forever. His fall from paradise could be brutal…

Status: Released

Release date: April 28, 2024

Countries of origin: France,

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Production company:
  • Opéra National de Paris

Top Cast

Stéphane Degout

Stéphane Degout

as Guercoeur

Catherine Hunold

Catherine Hunold

as Verité

Antoinette Dennefeld

Antoinette Dennefeld

as Giselle

Julien Henric

Julien Henric

as Heurtal

Eugénie Joneau

Eugénie Joneau

as Bonté

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