Clavigo
Ballet in two parts after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
★★★★★
No Language / 87 MIN. / 1999
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The Synopsis
Inspired by Goethe's early romantic play Clavigo, Roland Petit's ballet recounts the agonies of a weak-willed lover torn between the contradictory promptings of his heart and his evil spirit, which urges him to serve his own interests and forsake true love in favor of a life of debauchery. Recorded live at the Opera National de Paris, Palais Garnier, October 1999.