The film is about a very special moment in Michael Nyman’s artistic life. Composing with innovative minimalism for films as memorable as “The Draughtsman’s Contract”, “Man on Wire”, and most famously for Campion’s “The Piano”, he has reached an international audience. But he became a filmmaker himself. At first, it was documenting, curiosity about the visual world, but this turned into an art process. Featuring unprecedented access to the composer and his working life, this film shows one of the great composers of our time in all his diversity and endless energy. From London to Berlin, in Mexico, Poland, the Netherlands, and Portugal, this film is also a journey through the musical world today. It shows Michael Nyman, the musician, in his concerts with the Michael Nyman Band and live collaborations with other internationally known musicians or orchestras. But throughout his journeys, this film discovers Nyman’s increasing passion for filming and photography.
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A film by Silvia Beck
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