“Coppélia (sometimes subtitled: La Fille aux Yeux d’Émail (The Girl with the Enamel Eyes)) is a comic ballet from 1870 originally choreographed by Arthur Saint-Léon to the music of Léo Delibes, with libretto by Charles-Louis-Étienne Nuitter.
PLOT: Dr. Coppélius is a doctor who has made a life-size dancing doll. It is so lifelike that Franz, a village youth, becomes infatuated with it and sets aside his heart’s true desire, Swanhilda. She shows him his folly by dressing as the doll, pretending to make it come to life and ultimately saving him from an untimely end at the hands of the inventor.”
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My pleasure, always, Béatrice. I am happy you enjoy this. 🙂🌻
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The subtitle stopped me. My French vocabulary is quite limited, but I’d never come across d’Émail. Taken in isolation, the word’s often (and apparently wrongly) translated as ’email,’ although going in the other direction, ‘enamel’ is translated as émail. It’s interesting that, in a recent film, Doctor Coppelius is updated from toymaker to cosmetic surgeon, Coppelia is a robot, and the film “deals with issues such as the pressures of social media, the lure of superficial beauty and the importance of being yourself.”
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How interesting! I found a 2021 movie version of Coppelia (https://www.modernfilms.com/coppelia) that sounds like the one your describe. Thanks, Linda. 🙂🌻
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Gorgeous ballet, gorgeous painting
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I am happy you enjoy these, Vivienne. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. 🙂🌻
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