This revisionist account of Mozart's early life reclaims one of history's lost women. If only the film weren't so turgid
René Féret's earnest and ponderously acted movie is partly a feminist reclaiming of one of history's lost women, and also a revisionist, speculative account of Mozart's early life that is not so far away from Milos Forman's Amadeus. It has a seriousness that commands attention, and a very believable sense of the hardship and bitterness Mozart Sr put his family through. It is a good subject. If only this film weren't so turgid, and didn't have that strained quality in the sound recording that picks up every extraneous costume-rustle and makes the background silence in every scene seem like a continuous hiss.
Marc Barbé and Delphine Chuillot are Léopold and Anna-Maria Mozart, parents who are putting their children through a gruelling and continuous continental tour. Their remarkable 10-year-old,...
René Féret's earnest and ponderously acted movie is partly a feminist reclaiming of one of history's lost women, and also a revisionist, speculative account of Mozart's early life that is not so far away from Milos Forman's Amadeus. It has a seriousness that commands attention, and a very believable sense of the hardship and bitterness Mozart Sr put his family through. It is a good subject. If only this film weren't so turgid, and didn't have that strained quality in the sound recording that picks up every extraneous costume-rustle and makes the background silence in every scene seem like a continuous hiss.
Marc Barbé and Delphine Chuillot are Léopold and Anna-Maria Mozart, parents who are putting their children through a gruelling and continuous continental tour. Their remarkable 10-year-old,...
- 4/12/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Directed by René Feret
Starring Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, Delphine Chuillot, David Moreau, Clovis Fouin, Lisa Féret
Trapped forever in the shadow of her genius younger brother, Maria Anna Mozart (nicknamed Nannerl) has inspired much speculation over the centuries.
Was her musical talent equivalent to Wolfgang’s? Did she compose her own music only for her father to deny its existence? What made her give up performing? After touring Europe’s palaces with her family as a child, why did she hide away in Salzburg from her mid-teens onwards? She cuts an intriguing figure in Baroque history. She is typical of all the talented female writers, composers and artists who never had a chance to shine because of their gender, yet she is unique in that she did have her opportunity on the public stage, and, given Mozart’s support of her ability, could have had her day in the sun.
Starring Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, Delphine Chuillot, David Moreau, Clovis Fouin, Lisa Féret
Trapped forever in the shadow of her genius younger brother, Maria Anna Mozart (nicknamed Nannerl) has inspired much speculation over the centuries.
Was her musical talent equivalent to Wolfgang’s? Did she compose her own music only for her father to deny its existence? What made her give up performing? After touring Europe’s palaces with her family as a child, why did she hide away in Salzburg from her mid-teens onwards? She cuts an intriguing figure in Baroque history. She is typical of all the talented female writers, composers and artists who never had a chance to shine because of their gender, yet she is unique in that she did have her opportunity on the public stage, and, given Mozart’s support of her ability, could have had her day in the sun.
- 8/18/2011
- by Karina
- Planet Fury
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