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Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle

Plot: Running through Bartók’s disenchanted tale, whose haunting music was initially condemned as unplayable, and the expression of despair in Poulenc’s monologue, the director Krzysztof Warlikowski perceives a shared dramatic thread, a shared feminine consciousness and a shared sense of imprisonment and suffocation: for the woman who penetrates the confines of Bluebeard’s castle and Elle, the woman who clings to a telephone conversation with a man as the only thing worth living for, are condemned to share the same fate. And this man she speaks to, does he really exist? Unless the director has interpreted Cocteau’s words to the letter and the telephone has become a “terrifying weapon that leaves no trace, makes no noise”…
Release Date: Friday, June 1 2018
6 years ago
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Portrait of John RelyeaJohn Relyea. John Relyea was 46 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Duc Barbe-Bleue'.
Birthday: Sat, Jan 01 1972
Portrait of Ekaterina GubanovaEkaterina Gubanova. Ekaterina Gubanova was 39 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Judith'.
Birthday: Mon, Jan 01 1979
Portrait of Claude BardouilClaude Bardouil. Claude Bardouil was >> in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Him (silent role)'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Barbara HanniganBarbara Hannigan. Barbara Hannigan was 47 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Her'.
Birthday: Sat, May 08 1971
Portrait of Esa-Pekka SalonenEsa-Pekka Salonen. Esa-Pekka Salonen was 59 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Self - Conductor'.
Birthday: Mon, Jun 30 1958
Portrait of Paris Opera OrchestraParis Opera Orchestra. Paris Opera Orchestra was >> in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Self'.
Birthday: Unknown Birthday

Crew

Portrait of Stéphane MetgeStéphane Metge. Stéphane Metge was 54 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Director'
Birthday: Sat, Feb 22 1964
Portrait of Stéphane LissnerStéphane Lissner. Stéphane Lissner was >> in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Director'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Krzysztof WarlikowskiKrzysztof Warlikowski. Krzysztof Warlikowski was 56 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Stage Director'
Birthday: Sat, May 26 1962
Portrait of Béla BalázsBéla Balázs. Béla Balázs would have been no older than 64 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Writer'
Birthday: Mon, Aug 04 1884 –
Died: Tue, May 17 1949
Portrait of Jean CocteauJean Cocteau. Jean Cocteau would have been no older than 74 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Writer'
Birthday: Fri, Jul 05 1889 –
Died: Fri, Oct 11 1963
Portrait of Laurent MétivierLaurent Métivier. Laurent Métivier was >> in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Denis MorlièreDenis Morlière. Denis Morlière was >> in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Producer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Antoine PersetAntoine Perset. Antoine Perset was 62 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Producer'
Birthday: Tue, Apr 10 1956
Portrait of Béla BartókBéla Bartók. Béla Bartók would have been no older than 64 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Music'
Birthday: Fri, Mar 25 1881 –
Died: Wed, Sep 26 1945
Portrait of Francis PoulencFrancis Poulenc. Francis Poulenc would have been no older than 64 in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Music'
Birthday: Sat, Jan 07 1899 –
Died: Wed, Jan 30 1963
Portrait of Małgorzata SzczęśniakMałgorzata Szczęśniak. Małgorzata Szczęśniak was >> in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Set Designer'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday
Portrait of Felice RossFelice Ross. Felice Ross was >> in Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle as 'Lighting Design'
Birthday: Unknown Birthday