Drama ·Music · Canada · 2019 · 1h 54m

The Song of Names

Director

Cast

Tim Roth as Martin Simmonds Clive Owen as Dovidl Rapoport Catherine McCormack as Helen Simmonds Eddie Izzard as Radio Presenter Saul Rubinek as Feinman Jonah Hauer-King as Dovidl 17-23

Crew

David Franco — Director of Photography Michel Arcand — Editor Howard Shore — Original Music Composer Jeffrey Caine — Screenplay Norman Lebrecht — Novel Robert Lantos — Producer

Tagline

Music brought them together. Time would tear them apart.

Synopsis

A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

Trailer

Official Trailer youtube.com

Mood & Themes

violin holocaust (shoah)world war ii jewish life child prodigy violinist violin player boy genius childhood childhood friends jewish culture playing violin

Key Collaborators

François Girard Director David Franco Director of Photography Michel Arcand Editor Howard Shore Original Music Composer Jeffrey Caine Screenplay Norman Lebrecht Novel Robert Lantos Producer Lyse Lafontaine Producer Nick Hirschkorn Producer François Séguin Production Design

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