ThisfilmispresentedaspartofthecarteblancheofferedtoLaurentMétivier,HeadofAudiovisualattheOpéranationaldeParis. “Iwantatreasure,whichcontainsthemall!Iwantyouth!”Frustratedbythefutilequestforknowledge,theeruditeoldFaustsellshissoultothedevilinexchangeforeternalyouthandthebeautifulMarguerite…ReworkingthelegendwhichGoethepopularised,GounodfocusesonthelovestoryandelevatesthesignificanceofMarguerite’sfallandultimatesalvation.Hisdecisiontolightenthephilosophicalscopeofthenarrativeallowedhimtobalancesceneswherethesupernaturalcalledforsomethingvisuallyspectacularwithaparallelmicrocosmgovernedbyinneractionsandfeelings.Gounod’sscoreisatourdeforceofmelodicinventionwhosevocalcompositionrevealsthecomposer’sskillatconveyingsincereandimmediateemotion.ForhisParisOperadebut,GermandirectorTobiasKratzerreflectsoncontemporarysociety’sobsessionforeternalyouth.Withitssophisticatedscenography,hisproductionoscillatesbetweenhyperrealismandmagic,theworldoftodayandtheeerieatmosphereofGermanromanticism. PRESENTINTHESECOLLECTIONS: MUSICANDSONG Director JulienCondemine,TobiasKratzer Author MichelCarré,JulesBarbier Production FabienneServanShreiber,LaurenceMiller,LaurentMetivier Artists ErmonelaJaho,LorenzoViotti,ChristianVanHorn,FlorianSempey,MichèleLosier,ChristianHelmer,Jean-YvesChilot,SylvieBrunet-Grupposo,BenjaminBernheim Voice ChoeursOpéranationaldeParis Costumes TobiasSellmaier Decoration RainerSellmaier Video ManuelBraun Lighting MichaelBauer Music OrchestreOpéranationaldeParis,CharlesGounod