Die singende Stadt

Germany, February 2011
FILM, Documentary, 92 min.

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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.

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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

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