Karine Girard

Two friends are taken hostage while on their way to see a childhood buddy.

Massenet composed his opera about Cenerentola nearly 80 years after Rossini did his. And if you are looking for the outburst of the non-stop hilarity and the musical jokes of Rossini, you won't find it here. Also, while the Cendrillon was highly successful and popular in its time, it does not reach up to the artistic and musical levels offered by Massenet's other operas, like Manon, or Thais or Werther. Nevertheless, this is a delightful opera and it is well presented by The Royal Opera. Laurent Pelly created a ingenious setting with movable walls which are covered [in French] with the story of Cinderella, and which open and close book-like.

Marie was found on a battlefield as a baby, and raised by the entire 21st Regiment as their 'daughter'. Her foster-father Sulpice has decreed that she should marry a soldier from the Regiment. When Marie falls for the Tyrolean Tonio, it looks as though she may have to choose between her family and true love.

A news show focusing on naturism in France.

Ce classique de Canal D met en scène des histoires qui ont remué le public québécois. Tournée à la manière d'une fiction, avec du suspense et des personnages troublants, la production originale fait aussi appel à des proches et à des experts pour bien comprendre l'ampleur d'un drame.