Die singende Stadt
Germany, February 2011
FILM,
Documentary,
92 min.
- directed by
- Vadim Jendreyko
- Written by
- Thiemo Hehl, Vadim Jendreyko
- Status
- In distribution
Singing in never-ending corridors; a refrigerator filled with blood behind the wig shelf; twittering fairies glide through the canteen; timpani, trumpets, and the omnipresent voice over the loudspeaker. Prompting, grand soliloquies and absurd dialogues. Every gesture counts. Below the stage, on massive hoists, a jubilant chorus floats upwards: “The Singing City.” The film uses Calixto Bieito’s Parsifal production in Stuttgart as its central theme, enabling viewers to immerse themselves into the complex world of a major opera house and observe the people in this mystifying world as they go about their daily work. Visions contend here with the reality of what is feasible: every opera a Babylonian endeavour and a veritable pleasure for the senses.
credits
- World Premiere
- February 2011
- Original Version
- German, Digital HD, 92 min.
- Production
- Filmtank GmbH, Staatsoper Stuttgart, ZDF / 3sat
- Producer
- directed by
- Vadim Jendreyko
- Written by
- Thiemo Hehl, Vadim Jendreyko
- Cinematography
- Lothar Heinrich, Vadim Jendreyko
- Editing
- Daniel Gibel
World Sales / World Rights
- World Sales
- Accent Films International Ltd.
Worldwide Distribution
- Germany
- Real Fiction Filmverleih Distribution
- Switzerland
- Mira Film Distribution
Awards
(a selection)
- Basel, Basler Filmpreis, Bester Langfilm 2011 (Winner)