Movie Description
Requiem for Fanny
(2001)Overview
Requiem for Fanny recreates the world of Felix Mendelssohn, to the musical accompaniment of his beautiful String Quartet No. 2. In a period setting, actors and dancers perform around and about the musicians, evoking the composer's happy childhood and sophisticated milieu, as well as his close relationship with Goethe and his symbiotic relationship with his sister Fanny, herself a major composer.
Featured Crew
- Director : Lorne Brass
- Writer : Marie-Christine Letourneux
- Cast : Le Quatuor Claudel,Vlasta Vrana,Paul-Antoine Taillefer,Estelle Clareton,Ariane Pare Brass
Cast
Orchestra
Narrator
Felix Mendelssohn
Fanny Mendelssohn
Young Fanny Mendelssohn
Facts
Original TitleRequiem for Fanny
Status Released
Release Information
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2001-01-01
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CompaniesCine Qua Non Films
Genres
- Documentary
