The extraordinary life of Sergiu Celibidache. From his childhood in Romania, to his exile in pursuit of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in an unimaginable life journey.
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Status: | completed |
Status Updated: | 13 Jan 2025 |
Cast
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Kate Phillips | ... |
Ioana Celibidache
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Sean Bean | ... |
Demostene Celibidache
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John Malkovich | ... |
Sergiu Celibidache
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Miranda Richardson | ... |
Ioana Celibidache
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Tamzin Merchant | ... |
Ortancia
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Anton Lesser | ... |
Martin Steinke
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Charlie Rowe | ... |
Miki
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Ben Schnetzer | ... |
Sergiu Celibidache
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Edward Hogg | ... |
Securitate Agent
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Julian Firth | ... |
Teacher
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Olivia Popica | ... |
Sonia
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Bo Poraj | ... |
Philharmonics Manager
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Claudiu Trandafir | ... |
Iasi City Mayor
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Ewan Horrocks | ... |
Sergiu (young)
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Robert Dölle | ... |
Profesor Tiessen
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Charles Nishikawa | ... |
Mr. Tanaka
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Alma Boiangiu | ... |
Ida Haendel
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Judith State | ... |
Ballet Teacher
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Orlando James | ... |
Ginel
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Arndt Schwering-Sohnrey | ... |
Berlin Mayor
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Brendan Howley | ... |
Patrick
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Albert Welling | ... |
Short Man
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Radu Bânzaru | ... |
Truck Driver
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Alecsandru Dunaev | ... |
Alberto
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Pascal Ulli | ... |
Conducting Teacher
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James Longshore | ... |
Assistant
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Guido Broscheit | ... |
Doctor Piendl
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Robinson Reichel | ... |
Elderly Gentleman
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Haris Salihovic | ... |
Philharmonics Assistant
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Iulian Burciu | ... |
Postman
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Reginald Ammons | ... |
US Officer
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Gen Seto | ... |
Buddhist Rinpoche
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Eric Olaru | ... |
Miki (child)
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Tiberiu Harsan | ... |
Daniel
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András Demeter | ... |
German Border Officer
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Alexandru Cirneala | ... |
Candidate #1
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James Olivier | ... |
Sound Engineer
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Ella-Rose Shenman | ... |
British Lady
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Marc Philipps | ... |
School Official
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Livia Maria Sîrbu | ... |
Bolivian Pianist
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Ciprian Dumitrascu | ... |
Photographer
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Dan Radulescu | ... |
Austrian Journalist
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Bianca Rogoff | ... |
Golda
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Jürgen Heimüller | ... |
Wilhelm Furtwangler
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Ovidiu Iacob | ... |
Ticu
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Sorin Godi | ... |
Press Officer
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Cristian Hriscu-Badea | ... |
Client Piano Bar
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Ioana Cojocarescu | ... |
Magda
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Darius Sobhan-Sarbandi | ... |
Candidate #2
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George Damare | ... |
Waiter
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Christiana Budica | ... |
Woman Ruin
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Gabriela Popescu | ... |
Voluptuos Lady
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Ava Elena Capatina | ... |
Sonia (child)
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Luke Lewis | ... |
LSO Manager
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Andrei Stanciu | ... |
Romanian Journalist
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Johnston Scott | ... |
Minister Niculescu
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Daniel Plier | ... |
Officer #1
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Benedikt Haefner | ... |
Officer #2
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Sabina Posea | ... |
Tania
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Arthur Lavigne | ... |
French Journalist
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Ana Torok | ... |
Arcadia Quartet
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Zsolt Torok | ... |
Arcadia Quartet
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Paul Florea | ... |
Buenos Aires Hotel Customer
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Alexandru Isarescu | ... |
Ginel (child)
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Robert Marshall | ... |
British Journalist
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Marian Vasile Ionut Petrisor | ... |
Enrique
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Andrei Isarescu | ... |
Sergiu (child)
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Lina Sanden | ... |
Maria
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Ana Maria Isarescu | ... |
Tania (child)
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Marc Illich | ... |
Bjorn Svensson
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Rasvan Ionut Dumitru | ... |
Arcadia Quartet
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Sam Roberts | ... |
Ginel (young)
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Ionut Isarescu | ... |
Ticu (child)
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Maria Moustache | ... |
Magda (child)
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Anna Sophia Feruglio-Marinescu | ... |
Ioana (child)
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Tommaso Busini | ... |
Italian Journalist
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Traian Boala | ... |
Arcadia Quartet
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Tudor Stefan | ... |
G.I Soldier (uncredited)
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Directed by
Serge Ioan Celebidachi |
Written by
Serge Ioan Celebidachi | ... | (co writer) |
James Olivier | ... | () |
Produced by
Andrei Boncea | ... | producer |
Adela Vrinceanu Celebidachi | ... | executive producer / producer |
Robert W. Cort | ... | executive producer |
Cristina Dobritoiu | ... | producer |
James Olivier | ... | producer |
Titi Radoaie | ... | associate producer |
Vlad Radulescu | ... | co-producer |
Music by
Kathryn Kluge | ... | (original score) |
Kim Allen Kluge | ... | (original score) |
Cinematography by
Peter Menzies Jr. |
Editing by
Mircea Olteanu |
Editorial Department
Andrei Armaselu | ... | deliverables / on-line editor |
Claudiu Doaga | ... | colourist |
Alexandru Stoica | ... | on-line editor |
Casting By
Domnica Circiumaru | ... | (casting director RO) |
Des Hamilton | ||
Georgia Topley |
Production Design by
Vlad Vieru | ... | (production design) |
Art Direction by
Andrei-Florian Popa | ||
Grigore Puscariu | ... | supervising art director |
Set Decoration by
Marius Bardasan | ... | (leadman) |
Costin Dragan | ... | (leadman) |
Nora Dumitrescu | ||
Bianca Micu | ... | assistant set decorator |
Daria Nicolaev | ... | assistant set decorator |
Andreea Popa | ||
Mihaela Gheorghe Popescu | ... | assistant set decorator |
Costume Design by
Alessandro Lai |
Makeup Department
Sandu Ana-Maria | ... | hair stylist (creditOnly) |
Lynda Armstrong | ... | Makeup and hair and prosthetics designer |
Bianca Boeroiu | ... | key makeup artist |
Gabi Cretan | ... | crowd make-up supervisor |
Gigi Dey | ... | make up & hair supervisor |
Nadia Ghisa | ... | assistant hair stylist |
Gabriela Gociu | ... | makeup artist |
Ana Joita | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Alexander Kinds | ... | wig maker: John Malkovich, Miranda Robertson |
Sheherezada Kouchaki | ... | makeup artist |
Sandra Patrauceanu | ... | makeup artist |
Sandra Potamian | ... | makeup artist |
Alexandru Sassu | ... | crowd makeup artist |
Margo Stefan | ... | key hair stylist (as Margareta Stefan) / key hair stylist |
Olimpia Stoicea | ... | Crowd makeup artist |
Cristina Temelie | ... | hair stylist |
Clara Tudose | ... | crowd hair supervisor / hair department head |
Will Harvey | ... | prosthetics technician (uncredited) |
Production Management
Teo Bostanica | ... | unit manager |
Catalin Dobre | ... | assistant production manager |
Dan Iancau | ... | production coordinator |
Mari Mihalache | ... | production controler |
Cosmin Stere | ... | unit manager assistant |
Ovidiu Stoia | ... | production manager |
Iulian Timofte | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Florea | ... | director's assistant |
Ami Geger | ... | second assistant director |
Erika Mihalache | ... | third assistant director |
Diana Molea | ... | second assistant director |
Ciprian Nistorescu | ... | first assistant director second unit |
Ovidiu Paunescu | ... | first assistant director |
Radu Stoenescu | ... | third assistant director |
Amalia Tanase | ... | third assistant director |
Ilinca Ioana Tudorache | ... | third assistant director |
Robert Vesler | ... | director's assistant |
Art Department
Tache Alexandru | ... | graphic designer |
Adrian Axinte | ... | painter |
Emanuel Boncea | ... | Assistant Set Decorator / Leadman |
Corneliu Mihai Bonciu | ... | Sculptor |
Andreea Caplescu | ... | assistant art director |
Cosmin Costea | ... | set designer |
Liviu Cristea | ... | buyer |
Leonard Draghici | ... | on set dresser/buyer |
Elena Dumitrescu | ... | art department coordinator |
Butiseaca Florin | ... | painter |
Florin Gavrila | ... | set dressing painter |
Nora Hamad | ... | Picture Vehicle Coordinator |
Ion Ion | ... | painter |
Marian Ionita | ... | on set props |
Alexandru Titus Ipate | ... | action vehicles supervisor |
Ionut Mihalcea | ... | production buyer |
Florin Mirghes | ... | buyer |
Iulian Mita | ... | set dressing painter |
Mihai Bogdan Nicolescu | ... | prop master |
Mihaela Gheorghe Popescu | ... | Assistant Set Decorator |
Marian Pîrvu | ... | on set props |
Geaniloni Sandru | ... | head painter |
Cosmin Sarbulescu | ... | storyboard artist (as Tudor Cosmin Sirbulescu) |
Daniel Scaunas | ... | on set dresser |
Andreea Siminea | ... | set designer |
Eusebiu Sirbu | ... | head graphic designer |
Sergiu Teleuta | ... | painter (as Ion Teleuta) |
Sound Department
Ivanovici Bogdan | ... | boom operator |
Patrick Egreteau | ... | foley artist |
Constantin Fleancu | ... | sound designer / sound mixer |
Dumitru Florian | ... | boom operator |
Iolanda Girleanu | ... | boom operator |
Marian Nichifor | ... | playback engineer |
Special Effects by
Mihai Lomoseanu | ... | special effects technician |
Dan Parvulescu | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
Catalina Bidiu | ... | visual effects |
Denis Chiriliuc | ... | visual effects |
Sebastian Cosor | ... | visual effects producer |
Theodor Ghizdareanu | ... | 3D Artist |
Yuriy Korshunov | ... | Matchmover |
Manuela Marcovici | ... | digital compositor |
Stefan Popescu | ... | visual effects producer |
Dorogan Veaceslav | ... | visual effects |
Stunts
Ciprian Dumitrascu | ... | stunt coordinator |
Dudu Mihai | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
Octavian Andreescu | ... | gaffer |
Andreescu Andrei | ... | electrician |
Raul Andrici | ... | video assist |
Lupsa Armand | ... | Rigging gaffer / electrician |
Ian Bird | ... | a camera dolly grip / key grip |
Boroka Biro | ... | B CAM |
Mihaela Buruiana | ... | Data Manager |
Bogdan Chiriac | ... | grip |
Catalin Ciobanu | ... | electrician |
Neil Coltofeanu | ... | DIT |
Cristian Cosmoiu | ... | grip |
Daniel Cosor | ... | electrician |
Vlad Cosor | ... | electrician |
Udroiu Robert Cristian | ... | electrician |
Cristian Dragos | ... | first assistant camera (as Dragos Cristian Radu) |
Alexandru Durac | ... | a camera operator |
Marius Edu | ... | video operator |
Marian Ene | ... | grip |
Daniel Gheorghe | ... | grip |
Gabriela Ghircoias | ... | data assistant |
Aurelian Golgot | ... | grip |
Octavian Golgot | ... | key rigger |
Ioana Petra Halmajan | ... | trainee assistant camera |
Darescu Liviu Ionut | ... | electrician |
Andrei Karastanef | ... | second assistant camera |
Adi Marineci | ... | still photographer |
Calangiu Mihai | ... | video making of |
Liviu Oborogeanu | ... | lighting technician |
Razvan Paslaru | ... | best boy grip |
Nikos Pelendritis | ... | data manager |
Bianca Popescu | ... | assistant camera |
Bianca Popescu | ... | second assistant camera |
Bogdan Stoian | ... | electrician |
Aurelian Stoica | ... | grip |
Catalin Stoica | ... | dolly grip |
Petre Victor | ... | first assistant camera |
Casting Department
Sabin Barac | ... | extras coordinator |
Andrei Dumitrescu | ... | extras coordinator |
Jo Harris | ... | casting associate |
Irina Henegar | ... | extras coordinator |
Ioana Lados | ... | Casting Assistant |
Sophie Pearson | ... | casting associate |
Matei Schiopu | ... | extras coordinator |
Andrei Triculescu | ... | extras coordinator |
Silviu Cristian Velicu | ... | extras producer (as Silviu Velicu) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Simona Alecu | ... | Crowd Costumer |
Madalina Anton | ... | patina |
Silvia Balaneanu | ... | seamstress |
Antonia Ciobanu | ... | Buyer |
Alina Dan | ... | costume supervisor |
Daniela Diaconescu | ... | seamstress |
Daniela Diaconescu | ... | seamstress (as Dana Diaconescu) |
Andreea Dinu | ... | costume assistant |
Lai Federica | ... | assistant costume designer |
Oana Gorunescu | ... | assistant costume designer |
Codruta Hocman | ... | costumer: additional |
Daniela Ilin | ... | principal costume stand by |
Smaranda Malina | ... | costumer |
Adriana Marincea | ... | costumer |
Carmen Moldovan | ... | crowd costume supervisor |
Ana Roman | ... | patina |
Location Management
Costin Dragutescu | ... | location manager |
Razvan Marin | ... | location manager |
Mihai Mitrea | ... | location manager |
Iulian Pana | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Sergiu Celibidache | ... | Additional Music |
Camelia Rupa | ... | viola |
Script and Continuity Department
Charles Barrett | ... | additional script consultancy |
Adina Zota | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Marcel Badea | ... | driver |
Catalin Catoiu | ... | Transportation Associate |
Guzan Cosmin | ... | transportation captain |
Sofia Dobritoiu | ... | assistant transportation coordinator |
Razvan Iotta | ... | production driver |
Dan Pestisan | ... | driver |
Octav Tudor | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
Adrian Badea | ... | set PA |
Dascalu Bogdan | ... | key set PA |
Dana Boghean-Melconian | ... | Travel Coordinator / travel coordinator |
Alex Buburuzan | ... | H&S officer |
Sergiu Celebidachi Jr. | ... | production assistant |
Ioana Constantin | ... | catering coordinator |
Florin Costache | ... | runner |
Carmen Craciunica | ... | accountant assistant |
Alex Dinca | ... | H&S Supervisor |
Juan Ganan Guerrero | ... | personal assistant to director |
Andrei Dan Hurchi | ... | set PA |
Aurelian Ionut Indries | ... | set PA |
Kathryn Kluge | ... | composer |
Kim Allen Kluge | ... | composer |
Nicolae Liliana | ... | cleaning |
Danny McGrath | ... | movement coach |
Ionut Mihalcea | ... | production buyer |
Luana Popa | ... | production coordinator |
Iulian Prodan | ... | basecamp operation |
Maria Rotar | ... | cast assistant |
Bostanica Sebastian | ... | basecamp operation |
Evelina Siminica | ... | travel coordinator assistant |
Catalin Stanciu | ... | H&S officer |
Stelian Stefan | ... | craft & catering on set |
Vali Stefan | ... | cleaning |
Marian Stoian | ... | basecamp operation |
Luiza Ungureanu | ... | H&S officer |
Cristian Vasile | ... | set PA |
Konrad von Abel | ... | conductor teacher |
Production Companies
- Avanpost (co-producer)
- Celi Films
- Oblique Media Film
- Oblique Media Film (produced by)
- Oblique Media Film (production company)
- Safeframe VFX (co-production)
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Special Effects
Other Companies
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