Beta SP, 1:1.66, color,
stereo, 35 min.
produced 1996
released 1997
Produced
and distributed by
Cine Nomad
Aventinstrasse 1
D-80469 München
e-mail:
cinenomad@aol.com
Coproduced
by
Bayerischer Rundfunk
Redaktion Hörspiel und Medienkunst
Redaktion Film und Teleclub
Written and directed by
Nicolas Humbert & Werner Penzel
Camera
Chilinski
Sound
Jean Vapeur, Günther Hess, Richard Tratschner
Editing
Dirk Göhler, Nicolas Humbert, Werner Penzel
Music
Art Ensemble of Chicago & Hartmut Geerken
With
Lester Bowie, Malachi Favors, Hartmut Geerken,
Famoudou Don Moye, Roscoe Mitchell
Festivals
Nyon, Montreal, Florence, Los Angeles, Bruxelles, San Francisco, Porto
Synopsis
This film is the magnificent chronicle of the preparation for a concert
by the 'Art
Ensemble of Chicago'. It invites us into the studio, into the very heart
of the
music. During the magic rehearsal period, the directors manage to capture
the
moments of grace as well as the moments of emptiness. They convey the
laughter, the atmosphere and the state of mind that animates this stage
of the
creative process via the gestures and faces of the musicians as they listen
to each
other and improvise. The rhythm of the transitions and the editing, in
the form
of non-linear fragments, constructs the film as if it were a score and
makes the
sound almost visible.
(Laurence
Bonvin, 'Visions du Réel)
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