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Shostakovich - Testimony (A Tony Palmer Film) | Tony Palmer TPDVD145

Shostakovich - Testimony (A Tony Palmer Film)

Label: Tony Palmer

Cat No: TPDVD145

Barcode: 0604388722501

Format: DVD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 2nd February 2009

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A Tony Palmer film, starring Ben Kinsgley as Shostakovich.

Testimony is one of those comparatively rare events nowadays – a real piece of cinema. Palmer’s prowess as an editor, his knack of juxtaposing image and music – something which has remained his forte since he first caused a stir back in the Sixties with Buddhist monks burning to The Beatles – has a field day in Testimony. Most importantly for a movie about a composer, there is always the feeling that Palmer understands the music. For a start he puts to rest the hoary old cliché that the private Shostakovich is only to be found in his chamber music – try listening to the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth and Fourteenth symphonies – but he also brings vividly alive musical details (like the composer’s use of unison scoring) in colour sequences showing the orchestra, as in the climax of the Fifth..... a truly remarkable film.” - Derek Elley ‘Films & Filming’

"Exciting and deeply moving piece of cinema" - The Independent

Picture Format: 16:9, 1 DVD
Sound Format: Digital Stereo
Running Time: 151mins
Region Code: NTSC 0
Territory: Worldwide except North America

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