MISTY – THE ERROLL GARNER STORY
France, Germany, Switzerland 2024 – Director: Georges Gachot – Original language: English – Subtitles: German – Length: 100 min.
Jazz pianist Erroll Garner grew up in Pittsburgh in the 1920s as the youngest of six children. He taught himself the piano from an early age. He never learned to read music but became famous for his virtuoso improvisations. The private life of this seemingly perpetually joyful musician was kept hidden, even from his family. MISTY – THE ERROLL GARNER STORY reveals the light and dark sides of this quiet genius. Silvia Bauer
Biography
French-Swiss filmmaker Georges Gachot initially studied engineering at ETH Zurich, but followed his passion for music professionally. He has been making films about musicians since 1996 and was awarded the Prix Italia in 2002.
Filmography (selection)
MARTHA ARGERICH, EVENING TALKS, CH/DE/FR 2002, 72 min.
L’OMBRELLO DI BEATOCELLO, CH 2012, 83 min.
WHERE ARE YOU, JOAO GILBERTO?, CH/DE/FR 2018, 107 min.
Musical performance
Nils Petter Molvær and Ernest McCarty will perform on stage as part of the film screening on Sunday, 5 May at Deutsches Theater.
Nominated for the DOK.edit Award
No youth rating
Writer: Georges Gachot, Paolo Poloni. Camera: Filip Zumbrunn. Sound: Martin Meyer. Music: Nils-Petter Molvaer, Ernest McCarty. Production: Gachot Films. Producer: Georges Gachot. Co-Producers: Harry Flöter, Jörg Siepmann (2 Pilots), Pierre-Olivier Bardet (Idéale Audience Group), Jamila Wenske (Achtung Panda!), Melanie Blocksdorf. International Sales: The Party Film Sales
