Mozart's Sister (2010)
"Nannerl, la soeur de Mozart" (original title)

A re-imagined account of the early life of Maria Anna 'Nannerl' Mozart, five years older than Wolfgang and a musical prodigy in her own right.

Director:

René Féret

Writer:

René Féret (scenario)

Stars:

Marie Féret, Marc Barbé, Delphine Chuillot

2 wins & 7 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Marie Féret	...	Nannerl Mozart
Marc Barbé	...	Léopold Mozart
Delphine Chuillot	...	Anna-Maria Mozart
David Moreau	...	Wolfgang Mozart
Clovis Fouin	...	Le Dauphin
Lisa Féret	...	Louise de France
Valentine Duval	...	Victorie de France
Adèle Leprêtre	...	Sophie de France
Mona Heftre	...	Madame Van Eyck
Salomé Stévenin	...	Isabelle d'Aubusson
Julien Féret	...	Maître de musique abbaye
Nicolas Giraud	...	Maître de musique Versailles
Océane Jubert	...	Marie-Josèphe de Saxe
Arthur Tos	...	Hugues le Tourneur
René Féret	...	Le professeur de musique

Storyline

Beginning in 1763, the film follows the Mozart family's exhausting life on the road, traveling by coach from one royal court to the next, where the nobility marvel at young Wolfgang's prodigious talent. But accomplished singer, harpsichordist, violinist Nannerl, Wolfgang's elder by five years, first held forth as the family's infant prodigy. At the film begins, she is still performing, though overshadowed and sidelined as accompanist by Wolfgang's growing fame. Her father bows to social strictures "for her own good," refusing to let her continue with the violin or compose, while privately conceding Nannerl's talent to his wife. No longer a precocious tot, Nannerl chafes at the limitations imposed by her gender and frets about her prospects.

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Plot Keywords:

mozart | talent | violin | violinist | musical prodigy | 

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Genres:

Biography | Drama | Music | Romance

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Details

Official Sites:

Music Box Films [United States] Official site [France]

Country:

France

Language:

French

Release Date:

9 June 2010 (France)

Also Known As:

Nannerl, la hermana de Mozart

Filming Locations:

Abbaye de Valloires, Argoules, Somme, France

Box Office

Opening Weekend:

$34,046 (USA) (19 August 2011)

Gross:

$706,622 (USA) (17 February 2012)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Les Films Alyne, Région Ile-de-France, Centre National du Cinéma et de L'image Animée (CNC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

120 min

Sound Mix:

DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

Near the opening of the film, Nannerl tells Louise that she is 14, almost fifteen. This place the action in the winter of 1765-66. While the character Louise says she is 13, the real Louise would have been 28 years old. In fact, the princess return to court from the Abbey of Fontevraud in 1750, the year before Nannerl's birth.

User Reviews

An interesting film with great cinematic work

I found "Mozart's Sister" on Amazon Prime Video to stream for free. I'm a musician myself of almost a decade playing guitar, bass, and drums. Several years ago in high school I was in an advanced choir that covered some of Mozart's work. Since then I was always fascinated with Mozart. Who was he, why was he such a musical genius? Why did he die so young? The history and sound of Mozart continues to fascinate me and when I seen this film on Amazon Prime, I had to check it out.

Mozart's Sister revolves around the story of Nannerl Mozart (Maria Anna Mozart), the older sister of the musical genius that is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Despite my fascination and reading into Mozart, I knew nothing of him having a sister. I watched this film all in French with English subtitles, but that didn't hurt the quality of the film. Mozart's Sister is a great film. The camera work, costumes, music, and the works, all 110% authentic. There are no visible flaws of any kind in the film work.

The whole movie revolves around a teenage/young adult Maria Anna Mozart. We get to see how she herself was a magnificent instrumentalist and composer that nearly rivaled her brothers musical abilities. But because of sexism and social status in mid 1700's Europe, she was often pushed aside and disregarded in favor for her brother's work. We also get to see the rest of the Mozart family, Mozart's father who taught them music and his mother.

All and all I enjoyed this film. But I will say, it's not for everybody. If you're not into Mozart or his history, foreign films with subtitles, or movies about mid-1700 music, then maybe you should pass. This does feel like something you would watch in a schoolroom more than something you would watch on a Friday night. Also, "Mozart's Sister" has it's dull moments at times, and the movie never really evolves into anything more than Marianne's early years. We don't get to see her grow up, go through her brothers death later in life, or anything along those lines. I felt if we got to see more of her older life it would have been more grabbing. Still, good movie, average rating of 7/10, good movie with great cinematic/sound work, good acting, just had a few low points that stopped it from being a great movie.