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It is also flooded with Mozartian beauty that offers the depth of thought and feeling of the first modern opera.

In Field’s film, the writer-director slyly lampoons the pretension of figures high up in the worlds of ballet, opera, theater and symphony, as well as more recognizable personas in public-facing industries like film and music.

And the type of acting Paul has done — stage shows, live soap operas — evaporates as soon as his work is over.

The musicians are playing inside pits that simulate an opera house.

His role as Tim the teenage alcoholic on the soap opera “Guiding Light.”