Kinshasa Symphony is a German 2010 documentary film.
| Kinshasa Symphony | |
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 German poster | |
| Directed by | Claus Wischmann Martin Baer |
| Screenplay by | Claus Wischmann |
| Produced by | Sounding Images GmbH Westdeutscher Rundfunk Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg |
| Cinematography | Martin Baer Michael Dreyer |
| Edited by | Peter Klum |
| Music by | Jan Tilman Schade |
Release dates |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Germany |
Synopsis
editKinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, is the third-largest city in Africa with 10 million inhabitants. The film shows how some people living there have managed to forge one of the most complex systems of human cooperation ever invented: a symphony orchestra (Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste) performing composers such as Handel, Verdi, Beethoven. "Kinshasa Symphony" shows Kinshasa in all its diversity, speed, colour, vitality and energy. It is a film about the Congo, about the people of Kinshasa and about music.[1]
Awards
edit- New York City 2010
- Vancouver 2010
- Rhode Island 2010
See also
edit- Congo in Four Acts, a documentary anthology film featuring music from the Kinshasa Symphony
References
edit- ^ Schmitter, Elke (24 September 2010). "Playing Beethoven in Kinshasa". Der Spiegel. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA-3.0)
External links
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