Sophie left her homeland, the United States, after a secret tragedy. In Paris, she divides her time between an opera house, where she is the dresser for a great Swedish singer, and amateur theater. David, her director, pushes her to her limits: she cannot refuse, so stubbornly, to live and love again. Little by little, Sophie lets herself be disturbed by her speech, and moved by the amorous games and the sensual atmosphere of the opera on which she is working, "Le Chevalier a la rose" by Richard Strauss. After each performance, Sophie sees a silent young man, Valentin. She is convinced that he is coming for the beautiful singer. But one day, he speaks to her, and Sophie finally becomes an actress of her own story.
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Sarah Pratt
Sophie
Known for
Cold Showers
The Last Mistress
Clément Sibony
Valentin
Known for
The Walk
The Tourist
Philippe Morier-Genoud
David
Known for
Au Revoir les Enfants
Cyrano de Bergerac
Charlotte Hellekant
Mezzo-soprano - Octavian
Also in
Owen Wingrave
L'Incoronazione di Poppea
Mireille Delunsch
Soprano - Marschallin
Also in
L'Incoronazione di Poppea
Meeting with an Angel
Cassandre Berthon
Soprano - Sophie
Also in
Orphée aux enfers
L'Incoronazione di Poppea
Nicolas Cavallier
Singer
Also in
Les Indes Galantes
Lucie de Lammermoor
Leo Hussain
Conductor
José Neves
Key Grip
Also in
Tangled Lives
Mulheres
Florence Colombani Director · Sophie Audoubert Writer Mário Castanheira Cinematographer
First release August 9, 2006 · Produced in France, Portugal · Production ARTE, Gemini Films
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Madragoa Filmes
Production
ARTE
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Gemini Films
Production
France · Portugal
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Original language
French
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French
Release dates
Switzerland · August 9, 2006
Premiere · Locarno Film Festival
France · January 10, 2007
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