The sound of the voice

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Movie
Original title The sound of the voice
Poster for the documentary "The Sound of the Voice" .jpg
Country of production Switzerland
original language German , Swiss German , English
Publishing year 2018
length 82 minutes
Age rating FSK 0
Rod
Director Bernard Weber
script Bernard Weber
production Muriel Bondolfi ,
Bernard Weber
music Andreas Schaerer
camera Bernard Weber,
Pierre Mennel
cut Stefan Kälin ,
Dave D. Leins
occupation

The sound of the voice is a documentary by Bernard Weber . The film shows four people in search of the magic and the transcendent power of the human voice. In 2018 he was awarded the Audience Award of the Solothurn Film Festival.

content

The film tells of four people - including the soprano Regula Mühlemann and the vocal artist Andreas Schaerer - who try to re-explore the tonal limits of the human voice. In addition to the singers, the voice researcher Matthias Echternach is looking for the physiological secret of the voice, and the voice therapist Miriam Helle accompanies people on their way to their own sound.

reception

  • On the occasion of the Five Lakes Festival, the Süddeutsche Zeitung spoke of the "quality of the wonderfully photographed, well-timed and always surprising film ..."
  • The Neue Zürcher Zeitung awarded four out of five stars and came to the conclusion: "Weber interlocks the change of perspective into a fascinating, harmoniously staged approach to our oldest instrument and means of expression."

Awards

  • Audience Award of the Solothurn Film Festival 2018
  • Nomination for the German Documentary Film Award 2018 SWR, category: best music film
  • Mencion Especial at the Buenos Aires International Documentary Film Festival FIDBA 2018

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Release certificate for The Sound of Voice . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 182290 / K). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters