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Title: Unwatchable.
Review: Despite a sumptuous production (reminiscent of 1930s Hollywood in many ways), I found this "Boheme" pretty much DOA from the first note. There is such a profound disconnect between the singers actions and their voices that I found it unwatchable. Did the singers lip-synch to a previously recorded track? Or did they dub the vocals after having shot the film? Either way, it makes for a very odd viewing experience. I can't even comment on the quality of the performances, as the soundtrack sounds as if it were recorded in a barrel, hollow and distant. You'll be far better off watching any of the marvelous Metropolitan Opera productions or the Covent Garden Cotrubas/Shicoff version. Even Baz Lehrman's updated, somewhat funky Australian Opera production is more true to the spirit of the piece than is this. And at least they're all LIVE.
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