Otto Edelmann

Thirteen-year-old Paula lives with her mother on a well-kept estate in a small town surrounded by nice neighbours. But Paula's view of normality has been sharpened by her extensive and consistent diet of horror movies.

DON GIOVANNI, a young, arrogant, sexually promiscuous nobleman, abuses and outrages everyone else in the cast, until he encounters something he cannot kill, beat up, dodge, or outwit. This legendary production starring Cesare Siepi in the title role with Wilhelm Furtwängler conducting was filmed in Salzburg’s open-air Felsenreitschule theatre during the 1954 Salzburg Festival. Although the production is clearly dated, it remains a must-see for lovers of the opera, both as a historical document of a vintage, all-star production and simply as an excellent way to experience Mozart’s masterpiece.

Vienne, XVIIIème siècle. Alors que la Maréchale s’éveille après une nuit de passion auprès de son jeune amant Octavian, son cousin, le Baron Ochs von Lerchenau, pénètre dans la chambre pour annoncer son mariage avec la belle Sophie. Comme le veut la tradition, il doit charger un chevalier de présenter une rose d’argent à sa bien-aimée et confie cette tâche à Octavian. Mais, alors que le gentilhomme accomplie son devoir, il tombe sous le charme de la promise du baron. Il met alors en place un stratagème pour piéger son rival.