Janacek: Jenufa (movie)
Janáček: Jenůfa- User score: 7
- Production country: CZ
- Producer: Stéphane Braunschweig
- Production companies: Opus Arte
- Genre: Music
- Release date: 1/1/2009
- Run time: 167 min.
Movie description
"Yenufa" is an outstanding phenomenon in the music of the 20th century. Drawing on Moravian folklore, Janáček faithfully and deeply conveyed the drama of a peasant girl. The composer followed the path of Mussorgsky, revealing the spiritual life of people through the recreation of intonations of living speech. The libretto is based on a drama written in a naturalistic manner. Free from naturalism, Janáček's music has powerful emotional strength and psychological truth. It was written during a difficult period in the composer's life (illness and death of his daughter).
