Swan Lake, in Theatres in November, 2024
Exclusively in IMAX Locations Worldwide on November 8 and in Theatres Everywhere on November 10.
The film required four days of shooting — two of which without an audience to allow cameras to be on stage and alongside the performers — shot exclusively with IMAX-certified digital cameras. The film provides audiences with a greater canvas of the spectacular images captured specifically for the IMAX format, and sequences are brought to life unlike any other moviegoing experience in the world, drawing moviegoers into the beauty of the ballet like never before. That, combined with next generation IMAX precision sound, creates a truly immersive experience.
Paris Opera’s production of Swan Lake in IMAX will offer moviegoers a premium and unforgettable experience, featuring Paris Opera Ballet’s excellence. This final trailer show the film’s ambition to immerse moviegoers at the core of both the stage and the storytelling, as close to the dancers as it can be.
Swan Lake releases exclusively in IMAX locations worldwide on November 8, and theatres everywhere on November 10. Tickets available at swanlake.film
SWAN LAKE – Exclusively in theatres from November 8
Ballet by Rudolf Nureyev filmed at Paris Opera
Production: Pathé Live and Paris Opera
Worldwide Distribution: Pathé Live
Directed by: Isabelle Julien
Runtime: 140 min
Cast: Sae Eun Park (Odette/Odile), Paul Marque (Prince Siegfried), Pablo Legasa (Rothbart) and Paris Opera Corps de Ballet
Paris Opera Orchestra conducted by Vello Pähn
Synopsis: During his birthday celebrations, Prince Siegfried must choose a bride. Trying to escape reality, he dreams of a perfect love. His tutor tries to bring him down to Earth and reminds him of his duties. During a dreamlike getaway, the prince meets Odette, a princess who has been transformed into a swan by the powerful sorcerer Rothbart. Only true love can break the spell. Captivated, Siegfried promises Odette he’ll save her and invites her to his party. To trap the prince, the sorcerer sends his daughter Odile, disguised as Odette, to seduce him.
About Paris Opera
With more than 350 years of history, the Paris Opera is renowned for the quality and diversity of its programming at the Palais Garnier and the Bastille Opera, and the unique architecture of its two theatre houses. With more than 400 curtain-ups each year, the Paris Opera offers a variety of ballets, operas and concerts as well as a programme dedicated to young audiences and welcomes, each year, about 900,000 spectators.
The Paris Opera also trains new generations of artists, dancers, singers and musicians, thanks to the Academy and the Ballet School.
About Pathé Live
For over 15 years, Pathé Live has been offering cinemas the opportunity to broadcast cultural events on their screens. In 2008, the company launched live cinema broadcasts in France from New York’s Metropolitan Opera. Pathé Live has also been producing and distributing Comédie-Française (National French Theatre) shows in 500 cinemas since 2016. This programming is regularly completed by concerts, comedy shows and documentary events such as the Love Yourself in Seoul concert by K-pop hit group BTS (1.6 million spectators, 4,500 venues, 107 territories) or Mylène Farmer 2019 Le Film (162,000 spectators).
In 2022, Pathé Live distributed the first-ever Filmed for IMAX concert, Indocihne Central Tour au cinema (128,296 spectators in a single screening). Pathé Live’s latest successes include Jeremy Ferrari’s comedy show Anesthésie Générale in March 2024, setting up a new box-office record for a live broadcast in cinemas in France (92,000 spectators), and Michel Sardou’s latest concert (73,000 spectators).
About IMAX Corporation
IMAX, an innovator in entertainment technology, combines proprietary software, architecture, and equipment to create experiences that take you beyond the edge of your seat to a world you’ve never imagined. Top filmmakers and studios are utilizing IMAX systems to connect with audiences in extraordinary ways, making IMAX’s network among the most important and successful theatrical distribution platforms for major event films around the globe.
IMAX is headquartered in New York, Toronto, and Los Angeles, with additional offices in London, Dublin, Tokyo, and Shanghai. As of June 30, 2024, there were 1,780 IMAX systems (1,705 commercial multiplexes, 12 commercial destinations, 63 institutional) operating in 89 countries and territories. Shares of IMAX China Holding, Inc., a subsidiary of IMAX Corporation, trade on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange under the stock code “1970”.
