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The Phantom of the Opera

June 1991 •English

A comedy musical stage version of the Phantom of the Opera, filmed live on-stage during a performance in Florida.

A Chorus Line

December 1985 •English

A group of dancers congregate on the stage of a Broadway theatre to audition for a new musical production directed by Zach. After the initial eliminations, seventeen hopefuls remain, among them Cassie, who once had a tempestuous romantic relationship with Zach. She is desperate enough for work to humble herself and audition for him; whether he's willing to let professionalism overcome his personal feelings about their past remains to be seen.

Coup de soleil

May 1982 •French

Valentine Matignon is a renowned perfumer, "nose". She has had a relationship for 15 years with Gérard, and is about to break up because she is bored. Patrick appears, a lively florist, who gives him the bouquet that Gérard ordered to be forgiven for being late. Patrick makes him a dishonest proposition which she ends up accepting. She takes a funny "sunburn".

Wind Over the City

November 1996 •Greek

In a small, poor town, a young worker falls in love with an actress from a traveling theater troupe and tries to keep her close, dreaming and working hard to rebuild a new town while the troupe increasingly faces decline and the end of its run.

Un fil à la patte

December 1970 •French

Fric-Frac

October 1971 •French

The Show

June 2019 •English

Sometimes the drama backstage is better than anything on it... Sometimes the drama backstage threatens to destroy everything on it.

Doctor Faustus

October 2010 •English

The Tragical History of Doctor Faustus, to give it its full title, by Christopher Marlowe, was first published in 1604, at least twelve years after its first performance, although the basic story of the play is much older. Having decided he has accumulated all he can of conventional knowledge, Doctor Faustus turns to magic in a quest for greater truths. Before long, he ends up selling his soul to the devil – the famous “Faustian pact” that has entered everyday language. Dr Faustus gradually realizes his terrible mistake. He apparently repents, but finally dies, the devil coming to collect his soul, and his friends the dismembered body.

The Cinema Ticket

January 1995 •English

A determined young boy living in a small village strives to obtain enough money to purchase a ticket to the cinema.

The Phantom of the Opera

December 2004 •English

A young soprano becomes the obsession of a disfigured and murderous musical genius who lives beneath the Paris Opera House.

Concerto for an Exile

January 1968 •French

Young Africans in Paris face insecurity and vague future. Should they stay in France, or return to their homes?

Alibi

April 1929 •English

Chick Williams, a prohibition gangster, rejoins his mob soon after being released from prison. When a policeman is murdered during a robbery, he falls under suspicion. The gangster took Joan, a policeman's daughter, to the theater, sneaked out during the intermission to commit the crime, then used her to support his alibi. The detective squad employs its most sophisticated and barbaric techniques, including planting an undercover agent in the gang, to bring him to justice.

National Theatre Live: Follies

November 2017 •English

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

Smiles of a Summer Night

December 1955 •Swedish

Early in the 20th century, middle-aged lawyer Fredrik Egerman and his young wife, Anne, have still not consummated their marriage, while Fredrik's son finds himself increasingly attracted to his new stepmother. To make matters worse, Fredrik's old flame Desiree makes a public bet that she can seduce him at a romantic weekend retreat where four couples convene, swapping partners and pairing off in unexpected ways.

Me and Orson Welles

September 2008 •English

New York, 1937. A teenager hired to star in Orson Welles' production of Julius Caesar becomes attracted to a career-driven production assistant.

High School Musical

January 2006 •English

A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.

Espèces menacées

May 2001 •French

An accountant, presumed honest, inadvertently finds 7 million francs in his bag and decides to change his life.

The Contract

June 2018 •English

Sleazy director "auditioning" actresses for a movie and trying to get them to commit to more to get the part.

The Making of a Man

October 1911 •English

A young woman becomes infatuated with the leading man of a traveling theatrical troupe. She sneaks away to join him in the next town, but her father forces her to return home...

An Unusual Exhibition

December 1968 •Georgian

The war is over. Once a young sculptor, and now a soldier, he returned home. Married, there were children. In search of work, he was hired to make grave monuments. Time passed... At one time, visiting a cemetery with friends, he saw with different eyes all his work done over the years...