Mein Bruder der Dirigent
My Brother The Conductor
Switzerland, April 2007
FILM,
Documentary,
64 min.
- directed by
- Alberto Venzago
- Written by
- Alberto Venzago
- Status
- In distribution
- Website
- www.meinbruderderdirigent.ch
Mario Venzago literally puts his livelihood on the line when he decides to conduct Othmar Schoeck’s monumental opera “Penthesilea” for a one-off concert at the 1999 Lucerne Festival. During the highly demanding two-week rehearsals Mario is accompanied by his brother Alberto. In intimate black and white pictures Alberto Venzago records his brother’s work with the orchestra and the singers. The rehearsals become increasingly strenuous and take their toll on everybody involved. The whole enterprise oscillates between creative urge and total exhaustion.
credits
- World Premiere
- April 2007
- Original Version
- Swiss-German, German, s/w, 35mm, 64 min.
- Production
- Panimage GmbH, SRF Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen
- Producer
- Beat Lenherr
- directed by
- Alberto Venzago
- Written by
- Alberto Venzago
- Cinematography
- Alberto Venzago
- Editing
- Anouchka Tatjana Malnovic
- Re-Recording Mix
- Tatjana Jakob
- Music
- Othmar Schoek
World Sales / World Rights
- World Rights
- Panimage GmbH
Worldwide Distribution
- Switzerland
-
Cineworx GmbH
Distribution
Release date: tba
Festivals
(a selection)
-
Solothurn, Solothurner Filmtage
21.01.2008 - 27.01.2008