PREVIEW: Coppelia (U)

WHO’S IN IT?

Michaela DePrince (film debut), Daniel Camargo (Birds of Paradise), Vito Mazzeo (film debut), Glynis Terborg (film debut), Nancy Burer (film debut), JingJing Mao (Five Heroes Get Together), Sasha Mukhamedov (film debut), Timothy van Poucke (film debut), Sem Sjouke (film debut), Edo Wijnen (film debut), Erica Horwood (film debut), Darcey Bussell (True Blue), Igone de Jongh (Birds of Paradise), Jan Kooijman (Tuscan Wedding), Laura Krul (film debut), Irek Mukhamedov (film debut)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Steven de Beul (film debut), Ben Tesseur (film debut) and Jeff Tudor (film debut), directors, writers; Bruno Felix (Meet Me in Venice), Adrienne Liron (film debut) and Janneke van de Kerkhof (film debut), producers; Maurizio Malagnini (film debut), composer; Tristan Oliver (ParaNorman), cinematographer; Michiel Reichwein (Confetti Harvest), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

The citizens of a small town become enamoured with charismatic cosmetic surgeon Doctor Coppelius (Mazzeo) and his robotic female creation Coppelia (Horwood), especially a young man named Franz (Camargo) who is involved with the feisty Swan (DePrince). To save her true love, Swan sets out to discover Coppelius’s true intentions…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

This one-of-a-kind update of the classical comic ballet incorporates a diverse cast, fantastical animated sets and backdrops, and zero dialogue with all the emphasis placed upon its talented dance ensemble to physically tell the story.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 1ST APRIL 2022

WHERE CAN I FIND IT?

IN CINEMAS NATIONWIDE

 

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