The Great Rehearsals: Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum

The Great Rehearsals: Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum

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Status

Released

Release Date

Nov 11, 1965

Runtime

0h 44m

Genres

Documentary, Music, TV Movie

Original Title

Les grandes répétitions: Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum

Production Companies

Service de la Recherche de l'ORTF

Director

Gérard Patris

Description

"Et expecto resurrectionem mortuorum", the work by Olivier Messiaen, was a commission by the Minister of Cultural Affairs André Malraux and was to be performed on the 20 June 1965 at Chartres Cathedral, in the presence of President Charles de Gaulle. This documentary takes place during the rehearsal on the prior day.