Classical music
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1. Tous les matins du monde (1991)
Not Rated | 115 min | Biography, Drama, History
The story of Monsieur de Sainte Colombe, fierce and somber man, grand master of the viola da gamba and professor of Marin Marais, prestigious musician in the court of Louis XIV.
Director: Alain Corneau | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Anne Brochet, Guillaume Depardieu
Votes: 7,939 | Gross: $3.09M
2. The Child Prodigy (2010)
101 min | Drama
On the keyboard, the young hands fly rapidly and the melody rises. For the child, nothing is easier; he hears the sounds in his head. These hands belong to 6 years old André Mathieu. He won... See full summary »
Director: Luc Dionne | Stars: Patrick Drolet, Marc Labrèche, Macha Grenon, Karine Vanasse
Votes: 222
3. The Soloist (2009)
PG-13 | 117 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A newspaper journalist discovers a homeless musical genius and tries to improve his situation.
Director: Joe Wright | Stars: Jamie Foxx, Robert Downey Jr., Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander
Votes: 55,398 | Gross: $31.67M
4. Hilary and Jackie (1998)
R | 121 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The tragic story of world renowned classic cellist Jacqueline du Pré, as told from the point of view of her sister, flautist Hilary du Pré-Finzi.
Director: Anand Tucker | Stars: Emily Watson, Rachel Griffiths, James Frain, David Morrissey
Votes: 10,739 | Gross: $4.87M
5. Shine (1996)
PG-13 | 105 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Pianist David Helfgott, driven by his father and teachers, has a breakdown. Years later he returns to the piano, to popular if not critical acclaim.
Director: Scott Hicks | Stars: Geoffrey Rush, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Justin Braine, Sonia Todd
Votes: 56,695 | Gross: $35.81M
6. Voices from a Locked Room (1995)
R | 93 min | Drama
A story about real life early 20th century British composer and music critic Philip Arnold Heseltine.
Director: Malcolm Clarke | Stars: Jeremy Northam, Tushka Bergen, Allan Corduner, Hilton McRae
Votes: 243
7. Farinelli (1994)
R | 111 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of castrato opera singer Carlo Broschi, who enthralled 18th-century European audiences under his stage name Farinelli.
Director: Gérard Corbiau | Stars: Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein, Caroline Cellier
Votes: 7,349 | Gross: $2.12M
8. Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould (1993)
Not Rated | 98 min | Biography, Drama, Music
A collection of vignettes highlighting different aspects of the life, work, and character of the acclaimed Canadian classical pianist.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Colm Feore, Derek Keurvorst, Katya Ladan, Devon Anderson
Votes: 3,917 | Gross: $1.57M
9. Interrupted Melody (1955)
Passed | 106 min | Biography, Drama, Music
This movie chronicles Australian-born opera star Marjorie Lawrence's success, her battle with polio, and her eventual career comeback.
Director: Curtis Bernhardt | Stars: Glenn Ford, Eleanor Parker, Roger Moore, Cecil Kellaway
Votes: 1,189
10. So This Is Love (1953)
Approved | 101 min | Biography, Music, Musical
Biopic of opera star Grace Moore, who was killed in a plane crash in 1947.
Director: Gordon Douglas | Stars: Kathryn Grayson, Merv Griffin, Joan Weldon, Walter Abel
Votes: 257
11. The Great Caruso (1951)
Approved | 109 min | Biography, Drama, Music
This film traces the life of tenor Enrico Caruso (1873-1921). He loves Musetta, in his home town of Naples, and then Dorothy, the daughter of one of the Metropolitan Opera's patrons. Caruso... See full summary »
Director: Richard Thorpe | Stars: Mario Lanza, Ann Blyth, Dorothy Kirsten, Jarmila Novotna
Votes: 1,466
12. The Bohemian Life (1992)
Not Rated | 103 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Three struggling artists try to make passable livings in Paris despite setbacks and tragedies.
Director: Aki Kaurismäki | Stars: Matti Pellonpää, Evelyne Didi, André Wilms, Kari Väänänen
Votes: 6,422
13. Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell (2008)
Not Rated | 71 min | Documentary, Romance
Director Matt Wolf's critically acclaimed documentary examines the life and work of Arthur Russell, an influential singer, songwriter, cello player and disco auteur who died tragically in 1992.
Director: Matt Wolf | Stars: Bob Blank, Ernie Brooks, David Byrne, Allen Ginsberg
Votes: 785
14.
Cutting Edge (1990–2017)
Episode:
A Boy Called Alex
(2008)
Documentary
Alex is a boy who suffers from a severe form of Cystic fibrosis. He is also a gifted composer and musician. While suffering from the disease he undertakes the tough challenge of conducting Bach's Magnificat at Eton.
Director: Stephen Walker | Stars: Alex Stobbs, Stephen Walker
Votes: 13
15. Deception (1946)
Approved | 115 min | Drama, Film-Noir, Music
After marrying her long-lost love, a musician finds the relationship threatened by a wealthy composer who is besotted with her.
Director: Irving Rapper | Stars: Bette Davis, Paul Henreid, Claude Rains, John Abbott
Votes: 4,134
16. The Red Violin (1998)
R | 130 min | Drama, Music, Mystery
A red-colored violin inspires passion, making its way through three centuries over several owners and countries, eventually ending up at an auction where it may find a new owner.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Carlo Cecchi, Jean-Luc Bideau, Christoph Koncz, Jason Flemyng
Votes: 34,488 | Gross: $9.47M
17. The Turandot Project (2000)
Not Rated | 87 min | Documentary, Music
In May of 1997, Zubin Mehta conducts and Zhang Yimou directs Puccini's "Turnadot" in Florence. A year later, they stage nine performances in Beijing. This documentary focuses on the China ... See full summary »
Director: Allan Miller | Stars: Zubin Mehta, Carlo Allemano, Lando Bartolini, Giovanna Casolla
Votes: 137 | Gross: $0.03M
18. Ariadne auf Naxos (2001 TV Movie)
138 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Director: Brian Large | Stars: Deborah Polaski, Natalie Dessay, Jon Villars, Susan Graham
Votes: 12
19. The War Symphonies: Shostakovich Against Stalin (1997)
77 min | Documentary, Biography, Music
Documentary on how composer Dmitri Shostakovich used his Fourth to Ninth Symphony as a silent protest against the crimes of Stalin.
Director: Larry Weinstein | Stars: Valery Gergiev, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Flora Litvinova, Graham Haley
Votes: 133
20. Wolfgang (1997)
14 min | Short
A composer with a straining birth name is caught between his mother fixation and his need to father his own ambitions.
Director: Anders Thomas Jensen | Stars: Stig Hoffmeyer, Frits Helmuth, Vera Gebuhr, Søren Sætter-Lassen
Votes: 226
21. The Full Monteverdi (2007 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 60 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Six couples meet in a restaurant. Over the course of the meal and the following morning, they break up, leaving six abandoned lovers. Sung throughout to Claudio Monteverdi's compete fourth book of madrigals.
Director: John La Bouchardiere | Stars: Matthew Brook, Mark Denham, Samantha E. Hunt, Carys Lane
Votes: 38
22. Casta diva (1935)
87 min | Biography, Drama, Music
Young composer Vincenzo Bellini is still an unknown music student in Napoli when he finds in a maiden's eyes the inspiration for the aria that would become his most beloved one, "Casta Diva".
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Mártha Eggerth, Sandro Palmieri, Gualtiero Tumiati, Lamberto Picasso
Votes: 34
23. The Clap (2005)
12 min | Short, Comedy
An obsessive classical concertgoer (Steve Furst from the Orange ads and Little Britain) wants to be the first clapper at the end of every symphony and sonata. But when he inflicts the clap ... See full summary »
Director: Geoff Lindsey | Stars: David Bamber, Sebastian Brennan, Miranda Colchester, Steve Furst
Votes: 63
24. The Touch (1992)
PG-13 | 92 min | Drama, Music
Henry Kesdi is a silenced classical composer and a survivor of the Holocaust. He is coaxed out from retirement by an inspired musicologist, Stefan, who convinces him to compose a complex ... See full summary »
Director: Krzysztof Zanussi | Stars: Max von Sydow, Lothaire Bluteau, Sarah Miles, Sofie Gråbøl
Votes: 311
25. Deux (1989)
113 min | Drama, Romance
The manager of a contemporary music composer falls in love with the real estate agent with whom he is looking for a house in Paris. But both have been used to living an independent life: ... See full summary »
Director: Claude Zidi | Stars: Gérard Depardieu, Maruschka Detmers, Michelle Goddet, Philippe Leroy
Votes: 235
26. A Crazy Composer (1906)
Not Rated | 5 min | Short, Comedy, Fantasy
A composer alone in his music room has a better imagination while asleep than awake.
Director: Georges Méliès | Star: Georges Méliès
Votes: 306
27. House of Ricordi (1954)
110 min | Biography, Drama, Music
The story of the Ricordi family, the most prestigious music publishers in all of Italy.
Director: Carmine Gallone | Stars: Roland Alexandre, Myriam Bru, Elisa Cegani, Andrea Checchi
Votes: 114
28. Composer Meets Quartet (1987 Video)
28 min | Documentary, Short, Music
An insight into the work by composer and pianist Herman D. Koppel with the American Cantilena Quartet before the first performance of his piano quartet 'opus 114' in 1986. The film is shot ... See full summary »
Director: Jørgen Leth | Stars: Frank Glazer, Knud W. Jensen, Herman D. Koppel, Edna Michell
Votes: 9
30. Khachaturian Piano Concerto (1998 TV Special)
Music
Music-video performance of the Armenian composer's powerful composition, featuring award-winning pianist Dora Serviarian-Kuhn.
Director: Peter Rosen | Star: Dora Serviarian-Kuhn
31. Chasing Tchaikovsky (2007)
Comedy
Boris is a driven businessman, who has achieved a great deal of success in the time he has been in America. He is forced to, go back to his Russian roots, to keep his fortune in tact. The ... See full summary »
Director: Greg Lalazarian | Stars: Art Aroustamian, Boyd Banks, Corinne Blanchon, Michael Patrick Breen
Votes: 33
32. En sång för Martin (2001)
PG-13 | 117 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Swedish composer/conductor Martin and concertmaster Barbara fall in love. After their divorces, they're happily married. While composing an opera, Martin is diagnosed with Alzheimer's. It slowly changes him.
Director: Bille August | Stars: Sven Wollter, Viveka Seldahl, Reine Brynolfsson, Linda Källgren
Votes: 1,229 | Gross: $0.03M
33. Villa-Lobos por uma Soprano (2011)
40 min | Documentary, Short
Soprano Stela Brandão is one of the most avid promoters of Brazilian classical music. Through her passion for Heitor Villa-Lobos, she brings intimate and poetic reflections on the work of ... See full summary »
Director: Yves Goulart | Star: Stela Brandão
34. The Curse of the Gothic Symphony (2011)
Not Rated | 82 min | Documentary, Biography, Comedy
A group of brave and committed musicians take on an 80 year curse in an attempt to stage one of the longest, largest and most technically difficult symphonies ever composed.
Director: Randall Wood | Stars: John Curro, Veronica Fury, Eugene Gilfedder, Kimberley Pitt
Votes: 33
35. Conducting Mahler (1995)
75 min | Documentary, Music
Donald Mitchell interviews Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Muti, Riccardo Chailly, Bernard Haitink and Simon Rattle, who conduct long passages from various symphonies and a symphonic poem by Gustav Mahler.
Director: Frank Scheffer | Stars: Claudio Abbado, Riccardo Chailly, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti
Votes: 30
36. Martha Argerich, conversation nocturne (2003)
72 min | Documentary, Music
The director Georges Gachot has a delightful and stylish gab with the great Argentinean pianist Martha Argerich entwined with wonderful excerpts of her presentations and rehearsals. Along ... See full summary »
Director: Georges Gachot | Star: Martha Argerich
Votes: 45
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