Viva Maestro! Greenwich Films Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net, linked from Rotten Tomatoes by Harvey Karten Director: Ted Braun Screenwriter: Ted Braun Cast: Gustavo Dudamel, Arturo Márquez, Nathaly Al Gindi, Alejandro Carrero, Elly Saúll Guerrero Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 3/25/22 Opens: April 8, 2022 You’ve got to give a country credit when hordes of […]
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- 4/5/2022
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
A full-body conductor whose bouncing curls and expressive eyes seemingly do as much work as his hand-and-baton virtuosity, Venezuela’s Gustavo Dudamel — who ascended from his country’s game-changing music education program El Sistema to the world’s top podiums in record time — has ignited classical music performance as few others have this century.
He’s fun to watch, and even when you can’t technically see him, he’s still a presence: His conducting for Spielberg’s “West Side Story” is like a vital extra narrator guiding the fire and swoon in Leonard Bernstein’s iconic score.
With its exclamatory title, Theodore Braun’s Dudamel-centered documentary “¡Viva Maestro!” certainly sounds like it’s going to be a celebration of the ever-youthful superstar’s acclaim and popularity, and it is. There is much wonderful music; spirited vérité scenes of rehearsal, fellowship, and instruction; and a globe-trotting schedule that sees him...
He’s fun to watch, and even when you can’t technically see him, he’s still a presence: His conducting for Spielberg’s “West Side Story” is like a vital extra narrator guiding the fire and swoon in Leonard Bernstein’s iconic score.
With its exclamatory title, Theodore Braun’s Dudamel-centered documentary “¡Viva Maestro!” certainly sounds like it’s going to be a celebration of the ever-youthful superstar’s acclaim and popularity, and it is. There is much wonderful music; spirited vérité scenes of rehearsal, fellowship, and instruction; and a globe-trotting schedule that sees him...
- 4/5/2022
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to writer and director Ted Braun’s documentary ¡Viva Maestro! from Participant Media.
A theatrical release is planned for later this year. Cinephil is also repping foreign sales on the pic at EFM.
¡Viva Maestro! explores the artistry, beliefs and determination of conductor Gustavo Dudamel. The docu is an exploration of Dudamel’s imagination and genius as he responds to the unexpected and daunting obstacles of social unrest in his homeland of Venezuela with powerful music-making and an innovative and triumphant concert that celebrates the power of art to renew and unite. Braun followed Dudamel on a tour with the world’s greatest orchestras in Los Angeles, Berlin, Mexico City, Hamburg, Berlin and Santiago, Chile. ¡Viva Maestro! features the music of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Shostakovich and Mexico’s greatest living composer, Arturo Márquez.
The film was produced by Steve Tisch, Dean Schramm,...
A theatrical release is planned for later this year. Cinephil is also repping foreign sales on the pic at EFM.
¡Viva Maestro! explores the artistry, beliefs and determination of conductor Gustavo Dudamel. The docu is an exploration of Dudamel’s imagination and genius as he responds to the unexpected and daunting obstacles of social unrest in his homeland of Venezuela with powerful music-making and an innovative and triumphant concert that celebrates the power of art to renew and unite. Braun followed Dudamel on a tour with the world’s greatest orchestras in Los Angeles, Berlin, Mexico City, Hamburg, Berlin and Santiago, Chile. ¡Viva Maestro! features the music of Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Mahler, Shostakovich and Mexico’s greatest living composer, Arturo Márquez.
The film was produced by Steve Tisch, Dean Schramm,...
- 3/1/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
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