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The Divorce (2015)

The Divorce poster
Directed by
Dean Murphy
Genre
comedy
Country
Australia
Length
1 season, 4 episodes
Rated
M
Rating
2.8 of 10 from 2 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a comedic opera miniseries about a couple going through a divorce. Their separation turns into a musical event as they sing about their situation. It was filmed at a mansion in Australia and aired over four nights.

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What happens

The Divorce is an Australian comedy opera miniseries which was broadcast on ABC TV on four successive nights from 7 to 10 December 2015. The four-part series is written by Joanna Murray-Smith with music by Elena Kats-Chernin. Based on an original idea by Lyndon Terracini, it was developed by Opera Australia and directed for television by Dean Murphy. Outside filming took place at Werribee Park Mansion west of Melbourne. The work was shown again in 2017 in a single 95-minute broadcast on Sky Arts and ABC TV. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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