Kaija Saariaho: Innocence (2021)
1h 51m | PG-13
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.
Director: Simon Stone
Studio: Festival Aix-en-Provence
Genre: Music, Drama
Video: 720p
Cast
Magdalena Kožená
as Waitress
Sandrine Piau
as Mother-in-Law
Tuomas Pursio
as Father-in-Law
Lilian Farahani
as Bride
Markus Nykänen
as Groom
Jukka Rasilainen
as Priest