Les Pêcheurs de Perles

In this poignant love drama, compassion and honour take precedence over jealousy, resentment and the desire for revenge between two men in love with the same woman. It is the story of a friendship shattered by love and the self-sacrifice of a man who abandons the woman he loves to his rival in the name of honour.

The work evokes the interest in India at the time, a little-known country that charmed and fascinated, and was the starting point for an incredible imagination.

The story takes place in the 19th century, on an arid, wild beach on the island of Ceylon. The pearl fishermen, a tribe imbued with ancestral beliefs based on respect for the sea, have just arrived for their ritual festival. They are awaiting the arrival of Leila, a Brahmin priestess who is supposed to ensure them a good harvest and spare them the wrath of the sea. In the past, two fishermen, childhood friends Zurga and Nadir, were in love with Leila. However, they were bound by a promise of chastity. When Leila arrives, the barriers come down. Leïla and Nadir's love sounds like a betrayal and will provoke the wrath of the Gods and Zurga.