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Jules Massenet: Le Roi de Lahore (2006)

The love between Sita, the priestess of the temple of Indra, and an unknown stranger, who is actually Alim the King of Lahore, is hindered by Scindia who wants to take the throne and to marry Sita. When Scindia discovers the lover's true identity, he accuses him before the high priest Timour, who condemnsns him to go into battle against the muslims. In the battle Alim is defeated, and, seriouslyy wounded, returns to Lahore where he ides in the arms of his beloved Sita. Having g risen in to the Hindu paradise and been reincarnated aim turns to Lahore just in time to witness the usurper's splendid coronation and to reveal Scindia's crimes to the entire populace, In the last act the two lovers take refuge in the temple of Indra to escape from Scindia: Sita takes her own life with a dagger thus provoking Alim's death. The two lovers will be together in the hereafter.

Release: 2006-03-28
Runtime: 153 min
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Giuseppe Gipali
Ana María Sánchez
Ana María Sánchez
Vladimir Stoyanov
Vladimir Stoyanov
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Federico Sacchi
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Cristina Sogmaister
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Ricardo Zanellato
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Carlo Angostini