Kinshasa Symphony / a film by Claus Wischmann and Martin Baer ; [presented by] Sounding Images ; in koproduktion mit WDR und RBB ; script, Claus Wischmann.
| Format | Video (Streaming) |
| Publication Info | Berlin, Germany : C Major Entertainment, 2010. |
| Description | 1 online resource (95 min.) |
| Supplemental Content | https://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?CLMV;2095244 |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Baer, Martin, 1963- |
| Other author/creator | Diangienda, Armand, 1964- conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Wischmann, Claus, director. |
| Other author/creator | Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste. |
| Abstract | Two hundred orchestral musicians are playing Beethoven's Ninth -- 'Freude schoner Gotterfunken'. A power cut strikes just a few bars before the last movement. Problems like this are the least of the worries facing the only symphony orchestra in the Congo. In the 15 years of its existence, the musicians have survived two putsches, various crises and a war. But concentration on the music and hopes for a better future keeps them going. Kinshasa Symphony is a study of people in one of the world's most chaotic cities doing their best to maintain one of the most complex systems of joint human endeavour: a symphony orchestra. The film is about the Congo, the people in Kinshasa and the power of music. 'A superb and affecting documentary about some highly unusual musicians, the staggering challenges they face in their everyday lives, the amazing city they live in and the power of Beethoven's Ninth. |
| General note | Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 21, 2014). |
| Performer | Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste ; Diangienda Wabasolele Armand, conductor. |
| Other forms | Previously released as DVD. |
| Language | Mostly in French, with English subtitles. |
| Awards note | Best Documentary and Audience Award, Bolzano Cinema 2011; Gold World Medal, New York Festival 2011; Most Popular Nonfiction Film Award, Vancouver International Film Festival 2010; Best Documentary, International Film Festival, New York City |
| In | Kinshasa Symphony |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |