The Thomaner
| Movie | |
|---|---|
| Original title | The Thomaner - heart and mouth and deed and life |
| Country of production | Germany |
| original language | German |
| Publishing year | 2012 |
| length | 114 minutes |
| Age rating | FSK 0 |
| Rod | |
| Director |
Paul Smaczny , Günter Atteln |
| script | Günter Atteln |
| production | Paul Smaczny |
| music | Karl Atteln |
| camera |
Michael Boomers , Andreas Köppen , Christian Schulz |
| cut | Steffen Herrmann |
Die Thomaner - Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben is a German documentary by Paul Smaczny and Günter Atteln, which was made on the occasion of the 800th anniversary of the Leipzig St. Thomas Choir in 2012 . The focus is primarily on homesickness and the pressure to perform, as well as the pride and friendship of the St. Thomas people.
The film is based to a large extent on interviews with the 9 to 18 year old singers, their teachers and parents as well as the Thomaskantor Georg Christoph Biller . For a year, the production team accompanied the life as a boy with the Thomanern during everyday school life in the boarding school , during rehearsals and performances. The focus is always on a few children and young people who are particularly emphasized as protagonists .
Die Thomaner premiered in February 2012 and was shown in selected cinemas . Meanwhile, he is also in the television broadcast, and since September 2012 as a DVD sold. The production was supported by MDR and ARTE .
Award
Rhode Island International Film Festival 2012 Winners - Best Soundtrack // Nashville Film Festival - Gibson Music Films / Music City Competition
criticism
“Completely without spoken comments and explanations, only with statements from the young singers, their teachers, their parents and from Thomaskantor Georg Christoph Biller, the small, big world of this glorious ensemble becomes visible. A sensitive, a great documentary that is almost goosebumps. "
"Hard everyday life instead of the flying classroom - you learn almost nothing about all of this in the almost two-hour documentary film 'Die Thomaner - Herz und Mund und Tat und Leben', which Paul Smaczny and Günter Atteln are now releasing just in time for the anniversary - for that However, it gives a touching insight into the everyday life of St. Thomas' people today. "
Web links
- The choir in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Official website
- The Thomaner at Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk
Individual evidence
- ↑ Release certificate for Die Thomaner . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , July 2012 (PDF; test number: 131 469 V).
- ↑ Article on the film at colon.de , accessed on December 26, 2012
- ↑ hjf: Documentation tells of the life of the Thomaner. Axel Springer AG, accessed on December 25, 2012 .
- ↑ Julia Spinola: 800 years of St. Thomas' Choir - Johann Sebastian Bach's cadets. Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung GmbH, accessed on December 26, 2012 .