Manon Lescaut
Seen it?1983 | 167 min | Music
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With soft box office, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for most people.
- The mood
- Easygoing.
- The pace
- Unhurried and epic, at 2 hr 47 min.
- What might put you off
- It's long: 2 hr 47 min.
- It's in French, so expect subtitles (or a dub).
The sets and costumes by Ponnelle are truly reflective of the 'grand style'. Plus the fact that the two lead characters are portrayed by top singers in their absolute prime - both Gruberova and Araiza weren't even 35 years old at the time of this performance, makes this production the most convincing both dramatically and musically. The conducting of Fischer is good - he makes the music come alive, much more so than the MET version.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
Awards data unavailable, so this isn't counted
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Streaming release that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactSolid
About 57K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Directed by Helmuth Froschauer, Brian Large, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle
- Edita GruberovaManon
- Francisco AraizaDes Grieux
- Hans HelmLescaut
- Pierre ThauComte des Grieux
- Wilfried GahmlichGuillot
- Georg TichyDe Brétigny
- Donna RobinPoussette
- Margaretha HintermeierJavotte
- Axelle GallRosette
- Alfred ŠramekPosadero