We Want the Light (2004)
Synopsis
The struggles of the world’s Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed and explored through the music they inspired in this documentary from the BBC and Opus Arte. We Want the Light brings together harrowing tales from Holocaust survivors with performances of music by such legendary composers as Mahler, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms. Interviews with: Alice Sommer Herz, Jacques Stroumsa, Evgeny Kissin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Toby Perlman, Michael Haas, Elyakim Ha’etzni, Norman Lebrecht, Margaret Brearley, Paul Lawrence Rose, Daniel Barenboim, Yirmiyahu Yovel, Uri Toeplitz & Anita Lasker-Wallfisch. Featuring: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Cologne Cathedral Children’s Choir & Cologne Opera Chorus.
Release Date: 2004-10-22
Director: Christopher Nupen
Top Cast
- Jacques Stroumsa as Self
- Evgeny Kissin as Self
- Vladimir Ashkenazy as Self
- Zubin Mehta as Self
- Pinchas Zukerman as Self
- Toby Perlman as Self
- Michael Haas as Self
- Elyakim Ha'etzni as Self
- Norman Lebrecht as Self
- Margaret Brearley as Self
Soundtrack
Original Music Composer(s): N/A
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