DEBUSSY IN PERSONA
Film, 2020
SYNOPISIS
Debussy's soul is tortured by the painful memories of WW1 and finds himself transported to a séance, having been summoned by present-day musicians eager to pick his brain. As he interacts with them, he is given the opportunity to articulate the problems that haunted him during his lifetime. Will he be able to find peace beyond the grave?
MUSIC
Sonata for Violin and Piano (1917)
Noël des enfants qui n’ont plus de maison (1916)
Sonata for Cello and Piano (1915)
Trois Ballades de François Villon (1910)
Trois Poèmes de Stephane Mallarmé (1913)
Berceuse héroïque (1915)
Filmed at Austrian Cultural Forum New York
CAST
Nadja Hoyer-Booth, actor
David Fung, piano
Lucy Fitz Gibbon, soprano
Mari Lee, violin
Mihai Marica, cello
CREATIVE TEAM
Mikael Södersten, Director
Johnny G. Lloyd, Writer
Lisa Schatz, Director of Photography, Production Designer, Editor
Mari Lee, Producer
Simon Angseop Lee, Researcher
Mihai Marica, Content Advisor
PRODUCTION TEAM
Noriko Okabe, Audio Engineer and Sound Mixer
Sam Paris, Administrative Advisor
Sara Laufer, 2nd Camera
Anthony Bassolino, DIT/Best Boy
Philip Rossi, Production Assistant
Tess Garvey, Makeup Artist
Anna Chenoweth, Administrative Assistant
Joel Bernache, Piano Technician
Song texts translated by Lucy Fitz Gibbon; edited by Simon Angseop Lee