Description
Notes Interdites - Two Films by Bruno Monsaingeon / The Red Baton / Gennady Rozhdestvensky: Conductor or Conjuror / Symphony Capella Orchestra and Choir of Russia / Directed by Bruno Monsaingeon / Recorded in Moscow / DVD
Format: NTSC
Ruining time: 155 Minutes
UPC: 899132000459
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : Yes
- MPAA rating : NR (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 2.72 Ounces
- Director : Bruno Monsaingeon
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Classical, Color, Dolby, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
- Run time : 2 hours and 35 minutes
- Release date : February 1, 2008
- Actors : Rozhdestvensky
- Subtitles: : English, French
- Language : English (Dolby Digital 2.0), French (Dolby Digital 2.0)
- Studio : Ideale Audience
- Number of discs : 1
First, the documentary "The Red Baton" examines the repressive cultural climate inside the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1990, a lengthy period of hardship that nevertheless saw an explosion of creativity from composers and orchestras. Next, "Gennadi Rozhdestvensky: Conductor or Conjuror?" features the Moscow-born conductor providing insights about Shostakovich's 7th Symphony, Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet," and Schnittke's "Dead Souls" during master classes and interviews. 155 min. total. Standard; Soundtrack: English and French Dolby Digital stereo; Subtitles: English, French; bonus footage. In English and French with English subtitles.
