The amount of detail further enhances our understanding of both the genius and the man.
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07/19/07
In Search of Mozart (2006)
79 %
Reviews Counted: 29 Fresh: 23 Rotten:6 Average Rating: 7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Synopsis: Featuring Renée Fleming, Magdalena Kozená, and a host of others, this film is the first major documentary feature devoted to the life of the classical composer. IN SEARCH OF MOZART follows his many journeys through Europe, uncovering information about the prolific composer's life. With... [More]
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
Starring: Renee Fleming, Magdalena Kozená
Director: Phil Grabsky
Reviews
Top Critic
This thorough and insightful 2006 documentary presents a more rounded and compelling view of the high-spirited genius.
09/28/07
The film effectively usurps the images left by Milos Forman's artful yet not entirely factually accurate Amadeus.
09/28/07
Top Critic
Doesn't exhibit the imagination of some of Tony Palmer's films on musicians, [but] Grabsky is certainly to be congratulated on his dedication, sensitivity and good taste.
07/30/07
Lacks anything new to say but provides a primer of sorts for those unfamiliar with classical music.
07/24/07
The documentary lacks some of the emotional impact you would get from a dramatic interpretation, but it makes up for that with the music.
07/22/07
The film's soul is the musicians whose love for Mozart's compositions is as vibrant as their desire to share it.
07/20/07
Setting the record straight literally and figuratively, In Search of Mozart is an adamantly linear, myth-busting stride through a prodigiously talented life.
07/20/07
Top Critic
My body voted (about) two-to-one against, with my ears being outvoted by my mind and my eyes.
07/18/07
Excellent introduction to the life and career of the world's greatest composer who enjoyed an uneasy relationship with his aristocratic patrons.
07/18/07
No one should be allowed to attend a screening of In Search of Mozart without a Red Bull in hand
07/15/07
'In Search of Mozart' shines the brightest when it showcases individual musicians playing Mozart. It's obvious how much this beautiful music means to them.
07/04/07
Long before the midway point, the sheer volume of verbiage becomes oppressive and repetitive.
07/03/07
Top Critic
A concurrent glimpse of the transformation of the artist in the days of early capitalism, into a free agent on an uncertain quest for commissions, as music was inevitably morphing into a commodity like everything else.
06/27/07
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