Doctor Coppelius presents Coppelia, his muse, who appears to be a glamorous model and an example of his work as a cosmetic surgeon.
Advertising via posters and television, Coppelius entices many of the townspeople - including the Mayor, Baker, Hairdresser and even Swan's Mother - into the laboratory in order to give customers a new look.
The power of Swan and Franz's true love overloads the heart machine and Coppelia short circuits.
Director Jeff Tudor developed the idea for the film, inspired by a 2008 production by Dutch National Ballet,[4] where dancers DePrince, Camargo, de Jongh and Beaujean all formerly performed.
The choreography is by Ted Brandsen, artistic director of the Dutch National Ballet and creator of the stage production.
[5] The music was written by Maurizio Malagnini, and performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra with Geoff Alexander as conductor.
Animated characters were added to scenes opposite live performers, who interacted with actors dressed in blue or green suits.
[5] In a review for Movie Music UK, Jonathan Broxton wrote that DePrince's vitiligo "fits in with Coppelia’s underlying story about dangerously unrealistic and unattainable standards of beauty in modern society.
Nikki Baughan of Screen Daily: "Live action and CGI animation seamlessly combine in this modern retelling of the 150-year-old ballet.
Leslie Felperin of The Guardian gave the film 3 out of 5 stars describing it as a "cleverly conceived modern update of Delibes’ classic ballet.