The alchemy is so potent that all simulacra dissipates: a back wall rises to reveal an actual forest scene. She performs this climatic aria without the safety net of a microphone to a rapt audience on an expressive yet minimal stage, representing a dark forest. We see her in the ideal rendition of the culmination of her role, the soprano on a litany of tears which ends with the tragic salvation of death.
Ann’s performance, which we see less of, is a perfectly cohesive creation, enacted with a grand scope and formal purity. Following a behind-the-scenes opening number, we are introduced to Henry and Ann in their separate lanes, preparing for their respective shows, which are then intercut. He’s married to Ann Desfranoux (Marion Cotillard), an opera soprano renowned on the world stage.
Adam Driver plays Henry McHenry, a stand-up comedian tethered to a highly successful, provocative show called “The Ape of God.” Despite his reprobate image, he is also one half of a loved-up celebrity couple. Annette, the new film directed by Leos Carax, co-written with Ron and Russell Mael of the band Sparks, incorporates opera into cinema as one component of its emotional and modal insecurity.
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