La Voix Humaine – A Film By James Kent

La Voix humaine, as visualised by Emmy and Bafta winning director James Kent, offers an unprecedented cinematic interpretation of Poulenc’s masterpiece. As an hour-long dramatic one-off, it features only one performer, the character known as Elle. It was premiered in Paris in 1930 as a play by Jean Cocteau and subsequently turned into a music drama by his friend Francis Poulenc in 1959. “Filmed in invasive close-up, the camera capturing every anguished thought, hers is a haunting, hyper-real performance. It makes for opera as it’s never usually imagined: an intimate, sensual, sotto voce one-on-one between singer and viewer” (The Telegraph).

• GENREGÉNERORelay of: Opera, Studio production
• STATUSESTATUS DEL PROGRAMAcompleted
• Production CompanyProductoraBBC
• Production CompanyProductoraRoyal Opera House
• Assoc. Prod. CompanyProductora asociadaPainted Doll
• Assoc. Prod. CompanyProductora asociadaTrademark Films
• Assoc. Prod. CompanyProductora asociadaK418 Arts
• TV DirectorTV DirectorJames Kent
• PRODUCTION YEARAÑO DE PRODUCCIÓN2022
• RECORDEDGRABACIÓNStudio production
• MUSICAL STYLEESTILO MUSICALClassical music
• ComposerCompositorFrancis Poulenc
• Orchestra / BandOrquesta / bandaOrchestra of the Royal Opera House
• ConductorDirectorAntonio Pappano
• Stage DirectorDirector escénicoJames Kent
• SoloistSolistaDanielle de Niese
• DURATIONDURACIÓN59'
• SOURCE VIDEO/AUDIOFORMATO VÍDEO/AUDIOUHD/4K recording / Dolby surround 5.1
• ASPECT RATIORELACIÓN DIMENSIONAL1 : 1.78 (16:9)
• RECORDING COMPRESSIONCOMPRESIÓNApple ProRes (specify flavour)