Synopsis
Asuddengunshotdestroysthedreamoftwolovers.ThefateofOrpheusandEurydiceisacruelone.Ontheirweddingday,hersouliskidnappedandtakendownintotheNetherworld.UnderametaphysicalskyCharon,thetaxidriver,waitsforthecrimetobecommitted.
COMMENTARY
Themovieisanopera-musicalwithanimmersiveandtransmediallanguage.Themythistransposedintothecontemporaryage:CharonisataxidriverandwegofromParishalfunderwatertothestageoftheTeatroRegioinTurin,inaplayofmusicalreferencesthatrangefromPuccinitoHändel,fromVerditoGluck,fromVivalditoFrankieGoestoHollywood.Andtheimagesfusewords,lyricopera,fashionandthevisualarts,betweentherealandthevirtual.
DIRECTOR'SSTATEMENT
Wecreatedanunexpectedencounterbetweenactingandlyricopera,betweenpop,specialeffectsandimagesfilledwithsymbolism.BringingintoacastofextraordinaryactorssuchasVincentCassel,FannyArdantandRossyDePalmatwoyoungartistsselectedamonghundredsoflyricoperasingers:ValentinoBuzzaandMariamBattistelli.