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documentary The Life and Death of Walter Benjamin Reiner Moritz' documentary about Michel Tabachnik's Benjamin, Last Night

Reiner Moritz' documentary about Michel Tabachnik's Benjamin, Last Night

The Life and Death of Walter Benjamin Reiner Moritz' documentary about Michel Tabachnik's Benjamin, Last Night

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In March 2016, Benjamin, Dernière Nuit—composer Michel Tabachnik and librettist Régis Debray's opera about the life of essayist, critic, and philosopher Walter Benjamin—premiered at the Lyon Opera to great acclaim. Reiner Moritz's documentary, The Life and Death of Walter Benjamin, explores the opera and its principal figure through interviews with the opera's creators and clips from the opera itself.

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Cast

Michel Tabachnik
Régis Debray | Libretto

Details

Directed by:
- Reiner E. Moritz
Venue: Lyon Opera House (Lyons, France)
Production date: 2016
Duration: 58 min
Production: Telmondis
Available version(s): EN

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