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From the House of the Dead

90 min

A stark, somber staged opera that unfolds slowly, weighing the viewer down with its bleak prison setting and mournful music.

Genres
Music
Starring
Nicolai Ghiaurov, Elzbieta Szmytka, Barry McCauley
Overview
Janáček's Opera as presented by The Vienna Philharmonic in 1992 in Salzburg

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Genres
Music
Starring
Nicolai Ghiaurov, Elzbieta Szmytka, Barry McCauley
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Tone
    Pacing
    slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • isolation
    • survival
    • guilt
    • redemption
    • freedom
    Places
    • prison
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • musical
    • single location
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence mild
    • Sex none
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror3
    Humour1
    Realism6
    Romance1
    Tension5
    Darkness8
    Complexity8
    Emotional weight8

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    Starring
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    Runtime
    90 min

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