At a theatre during a performance of Dangerous Liaisons, a young costume dresser is having an affair with an actor, but gets a taste of reality when the leading lady discovers her partner's infidelity.
El hijo pródigo de la ciudad, un cantante de ópera de fama mundial, vuelve a casa. Mientras tanto, Sebastian, un ayudante de cocina con un pie en el altar, cae rendido a los pies de Maria, la nueva asistenta. Los rumores que circulan sobre un posible parentesco entre el cantante de ópera y el ayudante de cocina ponen la ciudad patas arriba y amenazan con arruinar las grandes expectativas de todos y el triunfal regreso del cantante de ópera. (FILMAFFINITY)
Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale is told here as a digital theater piece. The visual point of departure is fashioned by découpages created by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark, who is also the narrator. The découpages serve to establish the mood around the story of the children, Kaj and Gerda. They consist of a countless number of clippings, which are subsequently subjected to the processes of computer animation and mixed with graphics, live actors and music into an unique fairy tale universe.
