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When the most voluptuous, sought-after courtesan in the world meets an ascetic monk whose life is devoted to God, you know erotic sparks are going to fly.
Where to watch
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At a glance
Critics vs audiences
Only audience scores so far
Audiences 89GoodWatch 75
IMDb8.9
Running time
2 h 28 min
Longer than 9 in 10 music movies, +42 min on the typical 106
typical 106148Half of all music movies run 94–120 min.
Released
2008
December 20, 2008
18 years ago
Genre
MusicLanguage
French
Original language
Also spoken
EnglishMade in
United States
Rated
- PG-13United States
Better for older viewers: it's rated PG-13 in the United States, and the viewing guide lists it for adults.
and 4 more18 people
- Renée FlemingThaïs
- Thomas HampsonAthanaël
- MSMichael SchadeNicias
- Alain VernhesPalémon
- ACAlyson CambridgeCrobyle
- Ginger Costa-JacksonMyrtale
- LPLeah PartridgeLa charmeuse
- Maria ZifchakAlbine
- TSTrevor ScheunemannGuard
- DCDaniel Clark SmithCenobite Monk
- RARoger AndrewsCenobite Monk
- KPKurt PhinneyCenobite Monk
- RPRichard PearsonCenobite Monk
- CMCraig MontgomeryCenobite Monk
- ZHZahra HashemianSolo dancer
- DCDavid ChanSelf - Violin soloist
- Jesús López-CobosSelf - Conductor
- Plácido DomingoSelf - Host
Directing · 2
- Gary Halvorson Director
- John Cox Director, Production Design
Writing · 2
- Louis Gallet Writer
- Anatole France Original Story
Production · 5
- Peter Gelb Executive Producer
- Victoria Warivonchik Producer
- Louisa Briccetti Producer
- Elena Park Supervising Producer
- Mia Bongiovanni Supervising Producer
Sound · 3
- Jules Massenet Original Music Composer
- Jesús López-Cobos Conductor
- Jay David Saks Music Producer
Art · 1
- Paul Brown Set Designer, Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up · 4
- Victor Callegari Makeup Artist
- Nancy McNamara Makeup Artist
- Christian Lacroix Costume Designer
- Tom Watson Hairstylist
Lighting · 1
- Duane Schuler Lighting Design
Other crew · 2
- Ron Washburn Technical Supervisor
- Sara Jo Slate Choreographer
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