The Master and His Pupil

The Master and His Pupil (DVD) (*)

$22.99

Screened, competed or awarded at:
Other Film Festival Awards
Tribeca Film Festival

Language Selections:
Dutch ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Dutch ( Subtitles )
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
French ( Subtitles )
German ( Subtitles )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Netherlands ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Anamorphic Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
Anamorphic Widescreen
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2003 and produced in:
Netherlands ( France, Benelux )

Directed By:
Sonia Herman Dolz

Written By:
Sonia Herman Dolz

Actors:
Valery Gergiev ..... Himself
Jason Lai ..... Himself
Alexis Soriano ..... Himself
Otto Tausk ..... Himself

Synopsis:

***ATTENTION***Original language audio with English, Dutch, French, German & Spanish subtitles***In September 2002 the famous Russian conductor Valery Gergiev gave some master classes in Rotterdam to three young, and talented, but just starting colleagues. Under Gergiev's supervision the three aspiring conductors were asked to conduct the Rotterdam Youth Philharmonic Orchestra in a demanding programme of two works by Scriabin - 'Poem of Ecstasy' and 'Prometheus'. The comparisons between Spanish/American Alexis Soriano already with his own orchestra - the State Hermitage Orchestra in St Petersburg - and who has Gergiev's fire and passion but not yet the precision to go with it, and Anglo/Chinese conductor Jason Lai, assistant conductor of the BBC PO, too technical and metronomic for Scriabin, and the Dutch conductor Otto Tausk are revealing. The unsung heroes are the orchestra displaying just how accomplished youth orchestras are these days. On the debit side the additional film music was not required two works by Scriabin are enough music for any film.

The Master and His Pupil is an engaging glimpse into the art of acclaimed Russian maestro Valery Gergiev. Recording a master class that the renowned conductor gives to three budding protégés in Rotterdam, director Sonia Herman Dolz (This is Me, MIFF 2000) beautifully captures the passion, humour and authority Gergiev invests in his work. The gripping drama of the learning process is underscored by the scope of music'from the pieces performed, to the brand-new score written especially for the film by Paul M. van Brugge. Hovering behind his pupils like an artistic father, Gergiev cajoles and corrects them towards an ultimate goal: the music, and how to guide the orchestra's musicians towards its realisation and expression.

This product was added to our catalog on Tuesday 03 September, 2013.

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