Prova d'orchestra (1978)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Federico Fellini

Writers:

Federico Fellini (story)
Federico Fellini (writer) ...

Release Date:

22 February 1979 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

The Decline of the West in C# Major

Plot:

An orchestra assmbles for a rehearsal in an ancient chapel under the inquisive eyes of a TV documentary crew, but an uprising breaks out.

Plot Keywords:

Conductor | Orchestra | Classical Music | Chaos | Breaking The Fourth Wall

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Balduin Baas	...	Conductor
Clara Colosimo	...	Harp player
Elizabeth Labi	...	Piano player
Ronaldo Bonacchi	...	Bassoon player
Ferdinando Villella	...	Cello player
Franco Iavarone	...	Bass tuba player (as Giovanni Javarone)
David Maunsell	...	First violin
Francesco Aluigi	...	Second violin
Andy Miller	...	Oboe player
Sibyl Mostert	...	Flute player
Franco Mazzieri	...	Trumpet player
Daniele Pagani	...	Trombone player
Luigi Uzzo	...	Violin player
Cesare Martignon	...	Clarinet player
Umberto Zuanelli	...	Copyist

Also Known As:

Federico Fellini's Orchestra Rehearsal (USA) (poster title)
Orchesterprobe (West Germany)
Orchestra Rehearsal (USA)

Runtime:

70 min

Country:

Italy | West Germany

Language:

Italian | German

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-12

Filming Locations:

Cinecittà Studios, Cinecittà, Rome, Lazio, Italy

Company:

Radiotelevisione Italiana

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When they are interviewing the first violinists, you can see that the harpist in the background is not playing but you can hear harp music playing.

Movie Connections:

Spoofed in Il pap'occhio (1980)

The anatomy of crisis

While the movie analyzes the roots and resolution of social revolt, what I like the most about it, is the personalized world-view of the musicians, as well as an exceptional music drive. My favorite Fellini and Rota. 10/10.