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Crescendo (2019 film)

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Crescendo
Film poster
Directed byDror Zahavi
Written by
  • Stephen Glantz
  • Volker Kellner
  • Marcus O. Rosenmüller
  • Johannes Rotter [de]
  • Dror Zahavi
Produced byAlice Brauner [de]
Starring
CinematographyGero Steffen [de]
Edited byFritz Busse [de]
Music byMartin 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 (2020-01-16) (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.

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

Plot

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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

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References

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  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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