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Perela is a man of smoke, praised to the heavens, then held in contempt by the city to which he became on fine day, coming down a chimney. King and queen, socialite ladies, archbishop, banker, philosopher — all of society admires him and entrusts him with writing the Code; then after a trial, this same society sentences him to life imprisonment. This is the subject of Pascal Dusapin’s new opera, premiered at the Opera Bastille in Feb. 2003. A composer at the height of his artistic powers, passionately eclectic, a lover of literature and photography, Dusapin is the kind of artist who knows how to bring contemporary music within reach of non-specialized audiences. The opera, which is more biographical than autobiographical, is full of memories that serve as key, links to the reality that reminds us that all artistic endeavor has its roots there. From the work to the composer, from the past to the present, from the music to the libretto, image and words, this documentary weaves a design of correspondences, traces and resonances.

France - 2003 - 1 h - Betacam Digital - Colour

Director Michel Follin Script Michel Follin, Gaëlle Plasseraud Camera Georges de Genevray, Marine Tadié Sound Michel Akrich Editing Adriana Komives

Production Point du Jour, 23, rue de Cronstadt, 75015 Paris, France Tél : +33 (0)1 7544 8080 E-mail : agence@pointdujour.fr Co-Production ARTE France, Centre Georges Pompidou, Opéra National de Paris, Société des Auteurs Compositeurs et Editeurs de Musique

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