Francis Poulenc Movie Trailers

Poulenc's The Human Voice / Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle Trailer (2018)

01 June 2018

Running through Bartók’s disenchanted tale, whose haunting music was initially condemned as unplayable, and the expression of despair in Poulenc’s monologue, the director Krzysztof Warlikowski perceives a shared dramatic thread, a shared feminine consciousness and a shared sense of imprisonment and suffocation: for the woman who penetrates the confines of Bluebeard’s castle and Elle, the woman who clings to a telephone conversation with a man as the only thing worth living for, are condemned to share the same fate.

Radio France Choir and Orchestra Poulenc, Wagner, Debussy & Fauré Trailer (2021)

01 January 2021

Slovenian conductor Martina Batič and the Radio France Choir offers an eclectic programme combining Wagner, Debussy, Fauré and Poulenc.

Poulenc: Dialogues des Carmélites Trailer (2019)

11 May 2019

Yannick Nézet-Séguin leads the classic John Dexter production of Poulenc’s devastating story of faith and martyrdom.

Trip to America Trailer (1951)

31 October 1951

As part of the fascination in post World War II France with American culture, a young French couple here travel to the US to see for themselves the prosperity they have heard about.

Himself as Herself Trailer (1967)

22 November 1967

The young hero seems the essence of maleness, yet he's troubled by vaguely feminine objects. Soon his masculine and feminine selves are intercut, as each of his identities appears to look and gesture at the other.

Dialogues des Carmélites Trailer (2013)

15 October 2013

Performed at the Théâtre Graslin in Nantes in 2013. Francis Poulenc (1899-1963): Dialogues des Carmélites, opera in 3 acts and 12 scenes from a libretto by Emmet Lavery.

L'Apparition Trailer (1986)

30 March 1986

A man's bathroom routine triggers a miraculous vision in a nearby church.

The Human Voice Trailer (2022)

15 April 2022

The Orchestra of the Royal Opera House presents a new production of Poulenc's short opera La Voix Humaine, featuring soprano Danielle de Niese and shot on location in Paris and London.

Total Karita Trailer (2022)

18 May 2022

The two parts of the evening showcase two opposite extremes of emotion. Firstly, Poulenc’s powerful La voix humaine (The Human Voice) tells the touching story of an abandoned woman.

La Dame de Monte-Carlo Trailer (1979)

01 January 1979

On the banks of the Seine and in the metro, Édith Stockhausen performs a poem by Jean Cocteau.

Fifth Lake (Inyo National Forest) and Beaches Trailer (1952)

09 January 1952

A short film from artist Adaline Kent documenting her adventures in the Sierra Nevadas.

Miarka Trailer (1937)

29 December 1937

Cattion d'Urville takes in a gypsy, Sarah, and her granddaughter Miarka, in an outbuilding of her chateau.

The Traveler Without Luggage Trailer (1944)

23 February 1944

Having lost his memory due to serving in World War I, Gaston has spent the past 15 years in a psychiatric hospital.

La Voix Humaine: Tragédie Lyrique en un Acte Trailer (1989)

05 January 1989

Film based on the lyrical tragedy of the same name by Jean Cocteau and Francis Poulenc, directed by Alain Françon at the Théâtre du Châtelet.

Wicked Duchess Trailer (1942)

27 March 1942

Edwige Feuillère and Pierre Richard-Willm star in director Jacques de Baroncelli's adaptation of the Balzac novella The Duchesse de Langeais, which tells the tale of a Parisian socialite who is romantically pursued by a Napoleonic war hero.

Dialogues des Carmelites Trailer (2010)

31 March 2010

The first ever performances in Munich, this production was entrusted to Dmitri Tcherniakov, whose worldwide reputation is underpinned by productions like Eugene Onegin and Macbeth at the Paris Opera and Don Giovanni at Aix-en- Provence.

The Human Voice Trailer (1971)

26 November 1971

An elegant young woman in her messy room answers the phone call from her lover. This one, who intends to leave her, tries to make her understand what he is up to without hurting her too much, hypersensitive as she is.

The Human Voice: A Story for Our Times Trailer (2020)

01 November 2020

The Human Voice is a contemporary adaptation of the 1928 stage play by Jean Cocteau, and "La Voix Humaine," the 1958 chamber opera by Francis Poulenc.

Choral Music, from Dutilleux to Poulenc Featuring Birds on a Wire and the Théâtre de Chaillot Trailer (2026)

12 April 2026

The Maîtrise de Radio takes us on a journey through three hundred years of choral music. From Bach t

Klaus Mäkelä and Gustavo Dudamel 10 year anniversary of the Philharmonie de Paris Trailer (2025)

15 January 2025

The Philharmonie de Paris celebrates its tenth anniversary and invites Klaus Mäkelä and Gustavo Dudamel to perform a concert of changing colours, from modernism to impressionism, with works by Boulez, Beethoven, Poulenc, Moussorgski and Ravel.

Home [Entomological Suite] Trailer (2026)

22 April 2026

A brief record of the insects and arachnids that visited my house during a very hot summer in Buenos Aires.

Cavalleria Rusticana - La voix humaine Trailer (2017)

01 January 2017

Two one-act operas adapted by Emma Dante, conducted by Michele Mariotti. Two ways of understanding love and exploring the boundaries between reason and madness.

Concerto di Natale dal Teatro alla Scala 2025 Trailer (2025)

24 December 2025

From Milan's Teatro alla Scala, the traditional Christmas Concert. The program includes Francis Poulenc's “Les Animaux modèles” suite for orchestra and Charles Gounod's “Messe solennelle de Sainte-Cécile” for soloists, choir, orchestra, and obbligato organ.

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