SIMON! THE JOY OF CONDUCTING
Germany 2024 – Director: Benedikt Schulte – Original language: English, German – Subtitles: German – Length: 53 min.
“As I child, I always had music in my head. I thought everybody did,” the legendary conductor Sir Simon Rattle recalls. His charming and humorous reflections on the unifying magic of conducting are complemented by interviews with well-known contemporaries and accompanied by thrilling concert footage. His music is a joy to all those who listen to it! Selime Schauer-Altinbilek
Biography
Munich-based filmmaker Benedikt Schulte studied scenic arts, founded Lichtbilder Filmproduktion in 2011 and focuses primarily on musical themes. His documentary DIE SEELE DER GEIGE was nominated for the FFF Young Talent Award in 2018.
Filmography (selection)
SIR SIMON RATTLE UND DIE GURRE-LIEDER – HINTER DEN KULISSEN DER ISARPHILHARMONIE, DE 2024, 29 min.
CHRISTIAN MACELARU – TIMISOARA, EUROPÄISCHE KULTURHAUPTSTADT 2023, DE/RO 2023, 103 min.
DIE SEELE DER GEIGE, DE 2018, 52 min.
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No youth rating
German title: SIMON RATTLE – VOM GLÜCK DES DIRIGIERENS. Writer: Benedikt Schulte. Camera: Daniel Assmann. Sound: Ivo Wellmann. Editing: Eva Hartmann. Music: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. Production: Kick Film GmbH. Producer: Moritz Bundschuh. International Sales: C-Major. Distribution: Kick Film GmbH
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