Underplayed Gems

Opéra imaginaire (1993)

Opéra imaginaire poster
Original title
Opéra Imaginaire
Directed by
Ken Lidster, Raimund Krumme, Jonathan Hills, Christophe Vallaux
Genre
musical film, ghost film
Country
United Kingdom, France
Runtime
50 min
Rating
6.8 of 10 from 5 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
The 3D catalogue: film cases on wooden shelves, with the cat sitting at the counter next to its greeting.

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is an animated musical anthology film with twelve segments. Each one adapts a different famous opera and uses a distinct animation style.

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What happens

Opéra imaginaire (translates as "an opera for the imagination") is a 1993 live-action animated musical anthology television film. It has been compared to films like Fantasia and Allegro Non Troppo, and consists of 12 different segments, most of which are based on different popular operas. All of these segments are done in a greater variety of animation styles than Fantasia had done. It was nominated for best production at the CableACE Awards in 1994. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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