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Balkan Melodie

Switzerland / Germany / Bulgaria, January 2012
FILM, Documentary, 92 min.

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directed by
Stefan Schwietert
Written by
Stefan Schwietert
Status
In distribution

Over 50 years ago Marcel and Catherine Cellier travelled for the first time behind the Iron Curtain, where they collected the best music in Eastern Europe for years. Marcel Cellier assisted the Rumanian pan flute virtuoso Gheorghe Zamfir and the legendary Bulgarian female vocal choir “Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares” in achieving world fame. The film traces the Celliers’ footsteps in Eastern Europe to meet up again with the protagonists from that time – and to discover new musical treasures.

Sono ormai trascorsi oltre 50 anni da quando Marcel e Catherine Cellier, per la prima volta, attraversarono la cortina di ferro alla ricerca delle migliori musiche dell’Europa dell’Est. Furono loro a spianare a Gheorghe Zamfir, virtuoso musicista rumeno di flauto di Pan, e al leggendario coro femminile bulgaro «Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares» la strada per conquistarsi una fama mondiale. II film trova, sulle orme dei Cellier non solo i protagonisti di allora, bensì va alla scoperta di nuovi tesori musicali. È un tratto sensuale dentro la memoria storica, raccontato attraverso i cambiamenti avvenuti nelle genti e nei loro ambienti circostanti.

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World Premiere
January 2012
Original Version
French, Romanian, Bulgarian (german subtitles),  colour and b/w, DCP, 92 min.
ISAN
0000-0002-34EA-0000-4-0000-0000-P
Production
maximage, zero one film GmbH, Agitprop, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen, SRG SSR, RTS Radio Télévision Suisse, Bayerischer Rundfunk
Producer
Cornelia Seitler
directed by
Stefan Schwietert
Written by
Stefan Schwietert
Cinemato­graphy
Pierre Mennel
Editing
Isabel Meier
Sound Editing
Oswald Schwander
Re-Recording Mix
Jörg Höhne
Location Sound Mix
Dieter Meyer

World Sales / World Rights

World Rights
maximage

Worldwide Distribution

Germany
Ventura Film Distribution
Release date: 07.02.2013
Switzerland
Look Now! Distribution
Release date: 11.04.2012

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