This film is geared towards middle-school aged kids. Bizet's Dream grabs your attention as Michelle becomes more enlightened and simultaneously distraught about her father who is away in Seville. The soundtracks in these productions are always high-quality selections of the composer himself. That's a tremendous exposure to some great music in a fun visual way. The age group also loves Rossini's Ghost, and older kids appreciate Liszt's Rhapsody and Bach's Fight for Freedom.
The producers obviously go to great pains to film accurately; in this case, Paris 1875. Costumes, sets, props, language, etc. There's scenes that address the period's preoccupation with fortune-telling and superstition. Bizet's Dream also has beautiful outdoor scenes of parks, bridges, and streets. One should be spurred to look into the French painters' scene of the same period. Some of this movie's shots look positively Monet-like.
Review of Bizet's Dream
