Crescendo (2019 film)
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Directed by | Dror Zahavi |
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Distributed by | Camino Filmverleih |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
Country | Germany |
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Box office | $73,346[1][failed verification] |
Crescendo is a 2019 German drama film directed by Dror Zahavi. It premiered at the Munich International Film Festival on July 3, 2019, where it received a 10-minute standing ovation.[2] It opened to the public in Germany on January 16, 2020, and is scheduled for release in American cinemas in June by Menemsha Films.[3] Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the film will be released in virtual cinema starting May 1. The film received the 2020 Cinema for Peace Honorary Award.
Plot[]
A world-famous conductor, Eduard Sporck, is approached by Karla de Fries to put together an Israeli-Palestinian youth orchestra for a peace performance. He accepts, but first he must have his group overcome their beliefs, fears, and bigotry in order to come together.
The film is inspired by Daniel Barenboim's West–Eastern Divan Orchestra.[4]
Cast[]
- Peter Simonischek as Eduard Sporck
- Bibiana Beglau as Karla de Fries
- as Ron
- as Layla
- Mehdi Meskar as Omar
- Eyan Pinkovich as Shira Halevy
- Hitham Omari as Jussef
- Götz Otto as Bellmann
References[]
- ^ "Crescendo". Box Office Mojo.
- ^ Tenorio, Rich (16 January 2020). "In film Crescendo, an Israeli-Palestinian orchestra struggles to get in tune". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Barraclough, Leo (17 October 2019). "Menemsha Picks Up North American Rights to Crescendo". Variety. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ "Review: Crescendo" by Michael Ranze, Filmdienst (in German)
External links[]
- 2019 films
- Arabic-language films
- 2010s English-language films
- Films about classical music and musicians
- Films set in Frankfurt
- Films set in Tel Aviv
- Films set in Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol
- Films set in the West Bank
- German drama films
- 2010s German-language films
- Hebrew-language films