L’Opéra du Bout du Monde / An Opera from the Indian Ocean
Marie-Clémence Paes, Cesar Paes | 96' / França, Madagáscar, Bélgica / 2012
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INTERNATIONAL PREMIERE
In the wings of the opera Maraina, voyaging between Reunion, Madagascar and Paris, the film recounts the story of the first settlers of the Indian Ocean islands. Written by a Reunion-born composer, Maraina is the first opera to be created in the region: the story of ten Malagasy and two Frenchmen who landed on this pristine island in the mid-17th century.