Canada / Sep 08, 2019 / 14A / Toronto International Film Festival
1h 39min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
Anna teaches violin at a music school, her husband is an instrument-maker. They have a 10-year-old son, Jonas. At school, Anna champions young Alexander, in whom she alone sees great talent. She devotes much energy and attention preparing him for the next stage exam to prove she was right. Soon Anna devotes more time to him than to Jonas, bringing the two boys into rivalry. At the same time her marriage is collapsing, she withdraws increasingly from her own family and starts an affair with her colleague Christian, who is encouraging her to join a quartet. When she fails during their joint concert, the pressure mounts. With Alexander now her vehicle, she drives him ever onwards and upwards. Come the day of the exam, events take a tragic turn...
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Das Vorspiel |
| Original language | Deutsch (DE) |
| Spoken languages | Deutsch, Français |
| Production countries | France, Germany |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Lupa Film, ZDF, ARTE, Idéale Audience, ZDF/Arte, Port au Prince Films |
| Release date | 6 novembre 2019 |
| Production | Felix von Boehm, Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Jan Krüger, Jörg Trentmann |
| Writer | Daphne Charizani, Ina Weisse |
| Casting | Nina Haun |
| Editing | Hansjörg Weißbrich |
| Cinematography | Judith Kaufmann |
| Assistant directors | Ina Weisse |
| Camera operators | Judith Kaufmann |
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| Additional photography | Judith Kaufmann |
| Production design | Susanne Hopf |
| Art direction | Susanne Hopf |
| Set decoration | Susanne Hopf |
| Music | Guillaume Sciama, Bruno Tarrière, Jean-Noël Yven |
| Sound | Guillaume Sciama, Bruno Tarrière, Jean-Noël Yven |
| Costume design | Petra Kray, Nelly Robin, Charlotte Arguillère |
| Makeup | Nelly Robin, Petra Kray, Charlotte Arguillère |
| Hairstyling | Charlotte Arguillère, Petra Kray, Nelly Robin |
Release dates
Premiere
Spain / Sep 21, 2019 / San Sebastián International Film Festival
South Korea / May 28, 2020 / Jeonju International Film Festival
Limited release
Netherlands / Nov 06, 2019 / 12
United Kingdom / Apr 01, 2022 / 15
Theatrical release
France / Nov 06, 2019
Spain / Nov 15, 2019
Germany / Jan 23, 2020 / 12
Finland / Sep 04, 2020
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Sweden / Sep 11, 2020 / 11
Greece / Sep 30, 2021 / Κ-12
Italy / May 05, 2022
Digital
United States / Jun 26, 2020
France / Jan 25, 2021 / VOD
United Kingdom / Apr 01, 2022 / 15
Physical media
France / Oct 26, 2020 / DVD
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