Rhythm Is It!
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Rhythm Is It! is a 2004
German documentary film
directed by Thomas Grube and Enrique Sánchez Lansch
. The film documents a project undertaken by the Berlin Philharmonic principal conductor Simon Rattle
and choreographer Royston Maldoom
who decided to popularize classical music by staging a performance of Igor Stravinsky
's ballet The Rite of Spring
with a cast of 250 children recruited from Berlin's public schools.
In Germany the film was released in theaters in September 2004 and by February 2005 it sold 400,000 tickets. The film also won several prizes, including two for Best Editing and Best Documentary at the 2005 German Film Awards.
2004 in film
The year 2004 in film involved some significant events. Major releases of sequels took place. It included blockbuster films like Shrek 2, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, The Passion of the Christ, Meet the Fockers, Blade: Trinity, Spider-Man 2, Alien vs. Predator, Kill Bill Vol...
German documentary film
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
directed by Thomas Grube and Enrique Sánchez Lansch
Enrique Sánchez Lansch
Enrique Sánchez Lansch is a Spanish-German film director and screenwriter.-History:Enrique Sánchez Lansch was born in Gijón, Northern Spain to a Spanish father and German mother. He was raised in Gijón and Cologne, Germany...
. The film documents a project undertaken by the Berlin Philharmonic principal conductor Simon Rattle
Simon Rattle
Sir Simon Denis Rattle, CBE is an English conductor. He rose to international prominence as conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and since 2002 has been principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic ....
and choreographer Royston Maldoom
Royston Maldoom
Royston Maldoom, OBE is a British choreographer whose works, including Adagietto and Ursprung, have been performed for various dance companies, such as The Jefferson Dancers and Dance Theatre of Harlem....
who decided to popularize classical music by staging a performance of Igor Stravinsky
Igor Stravinsky
Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky ; 6 April 1971) was a Russian, later naturalized French, and then naturalized American composer, pianist, and conductor....
's ballet The Rite of Spring
The Rite of Spring
The Rite of Spring, original French title Le sacre du printemps , is a ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky; choreography by Vaslav Nijinsky; and concept, set design and costumes by Nicholas Roerich...
with a cast of 250 children recruited from Berlin's public schools.
In Germany the film was released in theaters in September 2004 and by February 2005 it sold 400,000 tickets. The film also won several prizes, including two for Best Editing and Best Documentary at the 2005 German Film Awards.
Awards
| Year | Awarding Body | Award | Nominee(s) | Result |
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| 2005 | Bavarian Film Awards | Best Documentary Bavarian Film Awards (Documentary Film) This is a list of the winners of the Bavarian Film Awards Prize for best documentary film.1989 Axel Engstfeld1990 Donatello & Fosco Dubini, Wolfgang Meyer 1991 Peter Schamoni1992 Heiner Stadler1993 Juraj Herz, Dagmar Wagner... |
Thomas Grube Enrique Sánchez Lansch Enrique Sánchez Lansch Enrique Sánchez Lansch is a Spanish-German film director and screenwriter.-History:Enrique Sánchez Lansch was born in Gijón, Northern Spain to a Spanish father and German mother. He was raised in Gijón and Cologne, Germany... |
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| 2005 | German Film Awards | Best Editing | Dirk Grau Martin Hoffmann |
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| Best Documentary German Film Award for Best Documentary Film The German Film Award for Best Documentary Film is the award given for best German feature documentary film at the annual Deutscher Filmpreis awards, the German national film awards. The category has been introduced in 2000.-List of winning films:... |
Uwe Dierks Thomas Grube Andrea Thilo |
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