Coppelia combines enchanting animation and live action dance in a modern retelling of this classic ballet.
When everyone in town falls under the spell of charismatic plastic surgeon Doctor Coppelius, feisty Swan must act to save her sweetheart Franz, before his heart is used to spark life into Coppelia – the ‘perfect’ robot-woman the Doctor has created. Through Swan’s quest to uncover the truth about the charismatic doctor, the townspeople come to learn that in an increasingly image conscious culture – it’s never been more important to be yourself.
Directors | Jeff Tudor Steven de Beul Ben Tesseur |
Producers | Bruno Felix & Femke Wolting – Submarine Adrienne Liron – 3 Minutes West |
Co-producers | Annemie Degryse – Lunanime Romy Roolf – Motion Works |
Broadcaster | AVROTROS Arte NRK |
Partners | Dutch National Ballet Filmfonds |
Cast | Dame Darcey Bussell Igone de Jongh Michaela DePrince Jan Kooijman Daniel Camargo Irek Mukhamedov Vito Mazzeo Sasha Mukhamedov Glynis Terborg Erica Horwood |
Choreographer | Ted Brandsen |
Sales Agent | Urban |
Duration | 80′ |
Animation style | Hybrid of 2D/3D & live-action dance |
With the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union