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Kaija Saariaho: Innocence

Kaija Saariaho: Innocence

★ 10.0/10•2021•1h 51m•Music•Drama

The world premiere of composer Kaija Saariaho's opera, "Innocence", at the 2021 Aix-en-Provence Festival. Finland is the setting but the protagonists come from the four corners of Europe: a Finnish groom and his Romanian bride, a French mother-in-law and a Czech maid. Around them memories unravel in a contemporary tragedy of guilt and lost innocence.

Simon Stone · Director

Sofi Oksanen · Writer

StatusReleased
Runtime1h 51m
LanguageEN
Release DateJul 10, 2021

Actors

Magdalena Kožená

Magdalena Kožená

Waitress

Sandrine Piau

Sandrine Piau

Mother-in-Law

Tuomas Pursio

Father-in-Law

Lilian Farahani

Bride

Markus Nykänen

Groom

Jukka Rasilainen

Priest

Lucy Shelton

Teacher

Vilma Jää

Vilma Jää

Student 1 (Marketa)

Beate Mordal

Student 2 (Lilly)

Julie Hega

Julie Hega

Student 3

Simon Kluth

Simon Kluth

Student 4

Camilo Delgado Díaz

Student 5 (Jerónimo)

Marina Dumont

Student 6

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