Running time: 90 mins
Genre: Music, Ballet, Dance, Drama, Romance
Release Date: 14/03/2027
Starring: Amandine Abisson, Hugo Marchand, Pablo Legasa, Antonio Conforti, the Paris Opera Corps de Ballet and the Paris Opera Orchestra
From Victor Hugo’s rich novel, Roland Petit creates a vivid and theatrical fresco of colour and intensity. Between Esmeralda in love with Captain Phoebus, Frollo tormented by his desire and the hunchback Quasimodo, a tragic story unfolds against a medieval backdrop, where a fickle crowd swings between joy and cruelty.
Combining neoclassical dance and the spirit of music hall, Roland Petit surrounded himself with the leading creatives talents of the time: Maurice Jarre for the music, René Allio for the sets and Yves Saint Laurent for the costumes, which he wanted “as colourful as the stained glass windows of a cathedral.