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Defiant requiem, Partisan Pictures presents a film written and directed by Doug Shultz

Label
Defiant requiem, Partisan Pictures presents a film written and directed by Doug Shultz
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Rating: TVPG
Main title
Defiant requiem
Medium
videorecording DVD
Responsibility statement
Partisan Pictures presents a film written and directed by Doug Shultz
Runtime
85
Summary
In the face of horrific living conditions, the Jewish inmates of Terezin concentration camp - artists, musicians, poets and writers - fought back with art and music. Led by conductor Rafael Schachter, they re-imagined a Catholic liturgical work, Verdi's Requiem, as a condemnation of the Nazis. They performed for Nazi brass, singing what they dared not say. Six decades later, a new conductor and choir take Verdi's Requiem back to Terezin to bring the story of Schachter's artistic uprising back to life
Target audience
general
Technique
live action
Classification