Charting the fortunes of various actors, aristocrats, aficionados and villains frequenting Paris's theatrical district in the early 19th century, it is a rich, wonderfully engrossing tale of professional and personal rivalries, murky intrigue and unrequited passion explores, to brilliantly witty effect, the crucial role played by different kinds of performance in all aspects of everyday life… but most especially in matters of the heart. (BFI). A chance to see a glittering new digital restoration of what many consider the most beautiful and moving film ever made.