L'Orfeo

1978 1h 42m IT

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9.2

MASTERPIECE

★9.2TMDB · 4

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Synopsis

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Live performance, part of Monteverdi cycle staged by Oper Zürich with Nikolaus Harnoncourt conducting the Zürich Opera House Monteverdi Ensemble. Staged and directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle. Filmed 28 March – 20 April 1978 in Vienna, sound recorded 1 – 25 December 1977 in Zürich.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Philippe Huttenlocher
Orfeo
Dietlinde Turban
Euridice
Rachel Yakar
Euridice (singing voice)
Trudeliese Schmidt
La Musica / Speranza
Roland Hermann
Apollo
Glenys Linos
Messaggera / Proserpina
Werner Gröschel
Plutone
Hans Franzen
Caronte

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
Writers: Alessandro Striggio
Languages: Italian
Countries: Germany

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ERA

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48 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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2 / 7

CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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3 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, shot by Wolfgang Treu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 7

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Claudio Monteverdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 7

CAST

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Philippe Huttenlocher and Dietlinde Turban and Rachel Yakar carry the top of the cast.

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6 / 7

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0190600 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Jean-Pierre Ponnelle directs. Wolfgang Treu behind the camera. Claudio Monteverdi scores. Produced in Germany. Dialogue in Italian.

Trivia

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148 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Directed by Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, shot by Wolfgang Treu. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Claudio Monteverdi. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Philippe Huttenlocher and Dietlinde Turban and Rachel Yakar carry the top of the cast.
6IMDB entry: tt0190600 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 4 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.