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The Automaton and the Magic Spell
53 min
A graceful, unhurried blend of chamber music and interpretive dance that invites quiet reflection on a composer's inner life.
- Directed by
- Raymond St-Jean
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Dorothée Berryman, Sylvain Poirier, Luciane Pinto
- Overview
- An introduction to the world of French composer Maurice Ravel through The String Quartet in F major, performed by the Canadian ensemble Quatuor Arthur Leblanc. The four movements of the quartet are presented on screen by dance segments recreating key elements of the composer's life interspersed with documentary vignettes.
- How it feels
- Melancholic, earnest and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
- About
- Art, music, memory, identity
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Directed by
- Raymond St-Jean
- Genres
- Documentary
- Starring
- Dorothée Berryman, Sylvain Poirier, Luciane Pinto
