Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian

Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian

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  • Crew

Status

Released

Release Date

Jan 22, 1970

Runtime

0h 51m

Genres

Documentary

Original Title

Vladimir Ashkenazy: The Vital Juices Are Russian

Director

Christopher Nupen

Description

This film is a portrait film of Vladimir Ashkenazy directed by Christopher Nupen. It includes sequences with Itzhak Perlman, Daniel Barenboim, Edo de Waart and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra. There is music by Beethoven, Chopin, César Franck and Stravinsky. It is also a closely observed account of one of the most demanding and rewarding of all professions. In 1972, after seeing it, Ingmar Bergman said it was the best documentary he had seen about a living musician.