The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin (2016) : distribution, intrigue et streaming

Released in 2016, The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin is a musique film directed by Gary Halvorson, running about 130 minutes.

What it’s about. Robert Lepage’s dreamlike production, with its thousands of twinkling LED lights stretching across the stage to represent the sea, encapsulates the mystic feeling of L’Amour de Loin, Saariaho’s haunting opera of distant love. Eric Owens is Jaufré Rudel, a troubadour in 12th century France who has become tired of his hedonistic life and longs for an idealized love. Enter the Pilgrim (Tamara Mumford) who tells him his perfect love does, in fact, exist, far across the sea. She is Clémence, Countess of Tripoli (Susanna Phillips). The magic of the characters’ inner lives as they explore the meaning of love, longing, life, and death is heightened by Saariaho’s hypnotic and bewitching score, conducted by Susanna Mälkki.

Who’s in it. The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin stars Susanna Phillips as Clémence, Tamara Mumford as The Pilgrim, Eric Owens as Jaufré Rudel and Deborah Voigt as Self - Host, among others.

Where to watch. Streaming options change often. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin page.

If you liked it. Fans of The Metropolitan Opera: L’Amour de Loin tend to enjoy Whiplash, Coco, Green Book : Sur les routes du Sud and La Légende du pianiste sur l'océan.