From the House of the Dead (2007)
Set in a Siberian prison camp, Janacek's final opera centers on the experiences of recent arrival Alexandre Petrovitch Goriantchikov (Olaf Bar), a nobleman who finds relief from the harsh conditions in the friendship of the illiterate Alyeya (Eric Stoklossa). Recorded at the Grand Theatre de Provence, this stage production is directed by the well-respected Patrice Chereau and features famed conductor Pierre Boulez. Filmed at the Aix-en-Provence Festival on 20 July 2007.
- Released
- 2007-07-20
- Genres
- Music
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Stéphane Metge
Cast
- Pierre Boulez as Self - Conductor
- Olaf Bär as Alexander Petrovich Goryanchikov
- Eric Stoklossa as Alyeya
- Štefan Margita as Filka Morosov, imprisoned under the name of Luka Kuzmich
- Peter Straka as The tall prisoner
- Vladimír Chmelo as The short prisoner
- Sulzenko Jiri as The camp commandant
- Heinz Zednik as The old prisoner
- John Mark Ainsley as Skuratov
- Jan Galla as Chekunov
- Tomáš Krejčiřík as The drunken prisoner
- Martin Bárta as The cook