| DIRECTOR: |
Niv Fichman |
| CINEMATOGRAPHER: |
Joost Dankelman |
| EDITION: |
David New |
| PRODUCER: |
Nic Fichman |
| FESTIVALS: |
Veneza |
| COREOGRAFIA: |
Tamasuro Bando |
| PRODUCTION: |
Rhombus Media Inc. 489 King Street
West Ontario M5V1L3
Tel: 001 416 971 7856 Fax: 001 416 971 9647 |
| WORLD SALES: |
Rhombus Media Inc. 489 King Street
West Ontario M5V1L3
Tel: 001 416 971 7856 Fax: 001 416 971 9647 |
| ORIGINAL TITLE: |
Struggle For Hope |
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Col. , 54 min , 1997 |
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Niv Fichman was born in Telaviv in 1958.
He is the founder of Rhombus Media producers that
made this charming series on Bach Six Suites for
Cello Solo, and contributes towards selecting
films for the Toronto Festival. He began
producing films in 1985, and not by chance, the
first was All That Bach. He specializes in films
on the careers of the great composers such as
Ravel, Satie, Prokofiev, or of lyric singer Kiri
te Kanawa.
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A
celebration in an unimaginable creative encounter based
on 'Suite Number 5 for Cello Solo: Yo-Yo Ma with his
cello, and Tamasaburo Bando, regarded as the best actor
in Kabuki theater, a specialist in feminine roles.Eastern
mysticism and Western rigor would seem not to match in
this symbiosis of music and minimalist theater-dance.
Musician and actor rehearse and debate. Communication
between them is now the greatest challenge. The music and
its interpretation by Bando finally spans cultural
barriers.The Japanese choreography set to Bach's music
results in another unique experience, sublime and poetic,
in this series conceived by virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma,
comparable to nothing so far in the western repertoire.