Documentary ·Music · Germany · 2025 · 53m

SIMON! The Joy of Conducting

Simon Rattle - Vom Glück des Dirigierens

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Director
Benedikt Schulte
Cast
Simon Rattle as Self Daniel Harding as Self Karina Canellakis as Self John Carewe as Self Peter Sellars as Self Magdalena Kožená as Self
Crew
Daniel Assmann — Director of Photography Benedikt Schulte — Writer Moritz Bundschuh — Producer
Synopsis

“As I child, I always had music in my head. I thought everybody did,” the legendary conductor Sir Simon Rattle recalls. His charming and humorous reflections on the unifying magic of conducting are complemented by interviews with well-known contemporaries and accompanied by thrilling concert footage. His music is a joy to all those who listen to it!

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Mood & Themes
composerinterviewarchive footageportrait of an artistmusic documentarylife and careertestimonyconcert footagebiographicalbiographical documentaryfamous authorintimate portrait
Key Collaborators
Benedikt Schulte Director Daniel Assmann Director of Photography Benedikt Schulte Writer Moritz Bundschuh Producer
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