Requiem for Fanny (2001)
2001 · Documentary
Genres: Documentary
Requiem for Fanny recreates the world of Felix Mendelssohn, to the musical accompaniment of his beautiful String Quartet No. 2. In a period setting, actors and dancers perform around and about the musicians, evoking the composer's happy childhood and sophisticated milieu, as well as his close…
Director: Lorne Brass
Writers: Marie-Christine Letourneux
Cast
Le Quatuor Claudel as OrchestraVlasta Vrana as NarratorPaul-Antoine Taillefer as Felix MendelssohnEstelle Clareton as Fanny MendelssohnAriane Pare Brass as Young Fanny MendelssohnMore like this
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