La Bohème (2009 film)

La Bohème
Directed by Werner Herzog
Produced by Werner Herzog
Music by Giacomo Puccini
Distributed by Sky Arts
Release dates
  • September 5, 2009 (2009-09-05) (Venice)
Running time
4 minutes
Language Italian

La Bohème is a 2009 short film from directed by Werner Herzog. The four-minute film features images of harsh life in Ethiopia[1] set to "O Soave Fanciulla" from the opera La Bohème.[2] It was part of a series of short films commissioned by Sky Arts and English National Opera.[3][4]

References

  1. "Werner Herzog takes opera into a whole new aria". The Telegraph (London). 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  2. "Werner Herzog: 'My films are certainly not art'". The Independent (London). 2009-02-06. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  3. "Opera Shorts". Sky Arts. Retrieved 2011-05-19.
  4. "Werner Herzog takes 'La Boheme' to Ethiopia in short film". LA Times. Retrieved 2011-05-19.

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