Crescendo (2019 film)

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Crescendo
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Film poster
Directed by Dror Zahavi
Written by
  • Stephen Glantz
  • Volker Kellner
  • Marcus O. Rosenmüller
  • Johannes Rotter  [ de ]
  • Dror Zahavi
Produced by Alice Brauner  [ de ]
Starring
Cinematography Gero Steffen  [ de ]
Edited by Fritz Busse  [ de ]
Music by Martin Stock  [ de ]
Production
companies
  • CCC Filmkunst
  • FilmVergnuegen
  • MZ-Film
  • Niama Film
Distributed byCamino Filmverleih
Release dates
  • 3 July 2019 (2019-07-03)(Munich Film Festival)
  • 16 January 2020 (2020-1-16)(Germany)
Running time
102 minutes
CountryGermany
Languages
  • German
  • English
  • Arabic
  • Hebrew
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.

Contents

The film is inspired by the real-life story of Daniel Barenboim's West–Eastern Divan Orchestra. [4]

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.

Cast

References

  1. ↑ "Crescendo". Box Office Mojo .
  2. ↑ 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.
  3. ↑ Barraclough, Leo (17 October 2019). "Menemsha Picks Up North American Rights to Crescendo". Variety . Retrieved 30 March 2020.
  4. ↑ "Review: Crescendo" by Michael Ranze, Filmdienst (in German)
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