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Unitel and Classica present
ANDRÉ
PREVIN
A Bridge
Between
Two Worlds
A film by Lillian Birnbaum & Peter Stephan Jungk
ANDRÉ
PREVIN
A Bridge
Between
Two Worlds
W
hat do Renée Fleming, Anne-Sophie
Mutter and “My Fair Lady” have in
common? They all owe part of their
success to Sir André Previn, one of the most multitalented and prominent musicians of our time. In
this intimate portrait of the musician, we become
acquainted with a composer of music of all genres,
a conductor, arranger, pianist and jazz musician.
Previn was incredibly successful in all of these artistic
undertakings, and won, among countless awards, four
Oscars and 13 Oscar nominations.
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Length 52'
shot in HDTV 1080
Cat. no. A04001517
A production of
DOR Film and UNITEL
in co-production with ORF
and CLASSICA
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Photos: © Lillian Birnbaum Design: luebbeke.com
Directed by Lillian Birnbaum
Peter Stephan Jungk
The film shows how Previn is at home in
two worlds and two cultural identities, America and
Europe. Born in Berlin in 1929, Sir André fled to the
United States with his family before the outbreak of
the war. Previn himself leads us through the various
stations of his life by making us acquainted with the
people who played, and still play, a special role in
it: his ex-wife Mia Farrow, soprano Renée Fleming,
playwright and screenwriter Tom Stoppard, jazz
player David Finck, Previn’s sons Fletcher and Lukas, a
rock musician, and, of course, world-famous violinist
Anne-Sophie Mutter. It is for her, his most recent
ex-wife, that after 60 years he returned to Europe
and composed the Grammy-winning Violin Concerto
“Anne-Sophie”. Excerpts from this and other works
are featured in the documentary.