Marius Petipa The film is Testimony: The Story of Shostakovich- but its the life of Shostakovich Sorry got confused with Prokoviev because I remember one scene in which Stalin died and there was the beginning of certain freedom but he had to join the Communist party. Ive got the DVD so you can borrow it if you want Below are some comments taken from wikipedia.and also a trailer from you tube for anyone who is interested. I think the film is so abstract so beautiful i really recommended -- trailer https://youtube/watch?v=pjBTdXxQtJI A masterpiece...exceptional; an undoubted hit - The Sunday Times The best British film of the year - Films and Filming Exciting and deeply moving piece of cinema - The Independent Testimony is one of those comparatively rare events nowadays – a real piece of cinema. Palmers prowess as an editor, his knack of juxtaposing image and music – something which has remained his forte since he first caused a stir back in the sixties with Buddhist monks burning to The Beatles – has a field day in Testimony. Most importantly for a movie about a composer, there is always the feeling that Palmer understands the music. For a start, he puts to rest the hoary old cliché that the private Shostakovich is only to be found in his chamber music – try listening to the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Fourteenth symphonies – but he also brings vividly alive musical details (like the composers use of unison scoring) in colour sequences showing the orchestra, as in the climax of the Fifth ... a truly remarkable film. - Derek Elley Films and Filming Shorn of the composer’s youthful iconoclasm or any scenes of happier private life, this is the familiar tale of Shostakovich v Stalin, but told with the individual flair of a born image-maker in black and white scenes tellingly lit and interspersed with flashes of colour (mostly red). Kingsley captures well the composers ironical tone as well as his nervousness under fire ... As a concentrated dose of pure anguish, it’s compellingly done. - BBC Music Magazine
Posted on: Tue, 30 Sep 2014 16:00:45 +0000
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