Orphea in Love wins Grand Prix at Golden Prague

A sweet homage to the opera and to love itself - just as close to Flashdance as to Gluck or Puccini

We are thrilled that our film "Orphea in Love" has won the Grand Prix at Golden Prague!

Justification of the jury: “Orphea convincingly reinterprets the ancient myth of Orpheus with great cinematographic talent and an enormous sense of humour, making fun of regietheater.”

“Orphea in Love” by Axel Ranisch is a sweet homage to the opera and to love itself while simultaneously telling its story through a mix of realism and kitsch that, in a way, feels just as close to Flashdance as to Gluck or Puccini.

A young call centre agent falls in love with a petty criminal street dancer. She is Orpheus. He is Eurydice. She expresses herself through singing, he articulates himself through his dance. For her great love, she descends into the underworld, faces her old demons, and learns to trust again…

Awards and Festivals:
Septemberfest of the Bayerische Staatsoper (World Premiere)
56. Internationale Hofer Filmtage
52. International Film Festival Rotterdam (International Premiere)
32. FilmFestival Cottbus
44. Biberacher Filmfestspiele
32. Kinofest Lünen
16. Ahrenshooper Filmnächte
Curaçao International Film Festival, 2023
Grand Prix, Golden Prague 2023

Genre Operafilm
Production year 2022
Video format HD
Production Company EuroArts Music, schöne neue filme & SEHR GUTE FILME in co-production with BR/Arte, Bayerische Staatsoper, SHOOTnPost
TV Director Axel Ranisch
Distribution TV EuroArts Music (ww)
Distribution VOD / SVOD EuroArts Music (ww)
Distribution theatrical Missing Films (DACH)
Distribution homevideo Missing Films (DACH)