The seventh string

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Movie
German title The seventh string
Original title Tous les matins du monde
Country of production France
original language French
Publishing year 1991
length 115 minutes
Age rating FSK 12
Rod
Director Alain Corneau
script Pascal Quignard ,
Alain Corneau
production Jean-Louis Livi
music Sainte-Colombe ,
Marin Marais ,
François Couperin ,
Jordi Savall
camera Yves Angelo
cut Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
occupation

The seventh string (original title: Tous les Matins du monde ) is a French historical film from 1991. The director was Alain Corneau , who wrote the screenplay based on his novel with Pascal Quignard . Some roles in The Seventh String are embodied by two actors each, who play them as young and old characters. The role of the Marais is shared by the father and son of the French actor family Depardieu.

action

The film is set in France in the 17th and early 18th centuries. After the death of his wife, the viol player Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe lives bitter and withdrawn with his daughters Madeleine and Toinette in a small house near Paris . Music is the whole purpose of his life. He only accepted the carefree and career-oriented Marin Marais as his student after strong resistance. When Marais came to fame and fortune at the court of Louis XIV , the two became estranged. Sainte-Colombes daughter Madeleine, with whom he had a love affair, is dropped by Marais. The aging Marais, finally, is rethinking and reflecting on the true value of music.

Film music

Director Alain Corneau is a trained musician himself and wanted a literary template that focuses on music. The music for the film was compiled by the Catalan musicologist and viol player Jordi Savall from works by François Couperin , Jean-Baptiste Lully , Marais , Sainte-Colombe and anonymous masters of the French Baroque. In addition to his role as a musical advisor, he conducted the film music, which was also released as a phonogram. His wife, the Spanish singer Montserrat Figueras, played a part here .

criticism

The lexicon of international film called the film “[e] in the French baroque music of the 17th century, a portrait of two opposing characters that resurrects sensually. Music, language and acting are condensed into a film of enchanting beauty that exudes breathtaking power. ” Cinema spoke of“ grandiose images ”in which director Corneau“ revived the Baroque era ”and described the film as“ A cinematic moment full of sensuality and magic ”.

Awards

The seventh string was awarded the Louis Delluc Prize for Best Film in 1991 . In 1992 he received the César in the categories of Best Cinematography , Best Costumes , Best Director , Best Film , Best Film Music , Best Sound and Best Supporting Actress ; In addition, he was nominated in the categories of Best Actor , Best Editing , Best Original Screenplay , Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Young Actor. The work was also nominated for the Golden Bear at the Berlinale in 1992 and for the Golden Globe Award in 1993 for Best Foreign Language Film .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Certificate of release for the seventh string . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry (PDF; test number: 68610 / V). Template: FSK / maintenance / type not set and Par. 1 longer than 4 characters
  2. ^ Lexicon of International Films . Reinbek: Rowohlt 1995, vol. S, p. 103.
  3. ↑ The seventh string. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed August 3, 2018 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  4. ↑ See cinema.de