UN OPÉRA POUR UN EMPIRE – Palais Garnier: Building the Paris Opera House

A film by Patrick Cabouat

The myths surrounding the PHANTOM OF THE OPERA still contribute to the renown of the PALAIS GARNIER today - but when the tales are set aside, this exceptional building still houses many secrets. Commissioned by NAPOLEON III, the Palais Garnier is the symbol par excellence of the Second Empire, a building set apart by its technical and artistic ambition. But first and foremost, it is the product of fifteen years of construction on a massive scale, and the fruit of the obsessive drive of the then-unknown but visionary young architect CHARLES GARNIER. Through previously unpublished archives, historical reconstructions and accounts by historians, discover the origins and construction process of the extraordinary opera house which hosted the most celebrated artists from MARIA CALLAS to RUDOLF NOUREEV.

with
Damien Roussineau, as Charles Garnier

and the contribution of
Mathias Auclair
Bertrand Lemoine
Xavier Mauduit
Isabelle Morin Loutrel
Paul Perrin
Timothée Picard
Alice Thomine-Berrada

Picture format: NTSC 16:9
Sound format: Dolby Digital 2.0
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Audio language: French
Subtitles: English, Korean, Japanese
Running time: 90 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)