Semele
Seen it?2021 | 147 min | Music, Drama
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Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for anyone who loves a strong drama.
- The mood
- Thoughtful and character-driven.
- The pace
- Takes its time with its characters, at 2 hr 27 min.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Mythology goes to church in New Zealand Opera's unique, site-specific staging of Handel's baroque masterpiece. This sensual story explores a love triangle between Jupiter, King of the Gods, his wife, the goddess Juno, and his lover, the mortal but overly ambitious princess Semele. This engrossing film of an in-the-round live performance showcases Handel's exquisitely lyrical music and presents a powerful story of ambition that is as relevant today as it was when written nearly three centuries ago.
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- Reach & staying powerNot counted
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- Buzz & cultural impactWeak
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Cast & crew
Directed by Rebecca Tansley
- Emma PearsonSemele
- Amitai PatiJupiter/Apollo
- Sarah CastleJuno/Ino
- Paul WhelanCadmus/Somnus
- Stephen DiazAthamas
- Chelsea DolmanIris
- Sashe AngelovskiPriest