Kurt Weill (2002)

Name: Kurt Weill
Director: Sven Düfer
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2002-06-20
Duration: 1 h 37 min
Cast: Kathrin Angerer, Blixa Bargeld, Willem Breuker, Udo Lindenberg

Documentary

Director: Sven Düfer

Cast: Kathrin Angerer, Blixa Bargeld, Willem Breuker, Udo Lindenberg

Runtime97 min

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A reconstruction and the biography of the composer, utilizing archival footage, interviews with individuals who knew him and artists who performed his compositions.

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Fans of thoughtful, nuanced biographies will appreciate the 2002 documentary 'Kurt Weill' directed by Sven Düfer. Through a blend of archival footage and insightful interviews with those who knew the influential composer, such as Kathrin Angerer and Blixa Bargeld, the film provides a compelling reconstruction of Weill's life and artistic legacy.

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Kurt Julian Weill was a German-born American composer active from the 1920s in his native country, and in his later years in the United States. He was a leading composer for the stage who was best known for his fruitful collaborations with Bertolt Brecht. With Brecht, he wrote his best-known work, The Threepenny Opera, which includes the ballad "Mack the Knife". Weill held the ideal of writing music that served a socially useful purpose, Gebrauchsmusik. He also wrote several works for the concert hall and a number of works on Jewish themes. He fled Nazi Germany in 1933, arriving in the United States two years later. Settling in New York, he made a substantial contribution to American musical theater through works such as Lady in the Dark and Street Scene.