Spring Symphony
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DVD Cover Information Actor: Anja-Christine Preussler, Edda Seippel, Herbert Grnemeyer, Nastassja Kinski, Rolf Hoppe Director: Peter Schamoni Writer: Peter Schamoni DVD: Region Code 0 Audio: German (Original Language) Format: Color, DVD, NTSC Picture Format: 1.33:1 Running Time: 103 minutes DVD Release Date: 1999-08-31 Audience Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) Studio: Image Entertainment |
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Movie Reviews of Spring Symphony
Movie Review: Mid-19th century Europe, the life and times of Schumann the composer
Summary: 2 Stars
Frühlingssinfonie, is a mellow, lush in senses movie, with a Schumann
soundtrack, following the composer's footsteps at crucial moments in
his career.
The movie perhaps downplays Schumann's importance, by assigning him
to a secondary role, compared to the protagonist Clara Wieck, played
by Nastassja Kinski, aged 24 at the time, back in 1983 when his
picture was made.
This is a European, obviously state-funded production, of the
highest professional quality, as it was often the case back then, when
movie houses, television, technical professionals in the movie
industry had immense experience, skills, and education due to the
sponsorship they had from the governments, before the collapse of the
Cold War.
A questionable aspect of the movie, is the need to intertwine an
ephemeral part of the composer's life, which is his personal, sensual
relationship, (played by the actor Herbert Gronemeyer), with the
performer of his pieces, Clara.
The stronger aspects of this movie, is the excellence in its
representation of 19th century Europe, (horse and carriage,
panoramic views of the countryside, palaces, city neighborhoods in
Germany, Austria, for example, the way people dressed, carried
themselves, their outlook on life, the pressure of high density
cities to the inhabitants from early on, the privileges of the upper
classes in having time to learn to enjoy, and attend concertos, etc.
The charm of Kinski, which is mostly improvised as far as I can
tell, and not mechanical or rehearsed, obviously has something to say for
the promotion and acclaim this work received at the time. All
dialogue is in German. Rolf Hoppe, playing Wieck's father, does
a tremendous job, lending enormous credibility to the movie.