Plot Summary

Requiem for Fanny recreates the world of Felix Mendelssohn, to the musical accompaniment of his beautiful String Quartet No. 2. In a period setting, actors and dancers perform around and about the musicians, evoking the composer's happy childhood and sophisticated milieu, as well as his close relationship with Goethe and his symbiotic relationship with his sister Fanny, herself a major composer.

Movie Details

Original Title
Requiem for Fanny
Status
released
Original Language
en

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Cast

Le Quatuor Claudel as Orchestra

Le Quatuor Claudel

Orchestra

Vlasta Vrana as Narrator

Vlasta Vrana

Narrator

Paul-Antoine Taillefer as Felix Mendelssohn

Paul-Antoine Taillefer

Felix Mendelssohn

Estelle Clareton as Fanny Mendelssohn

Estelle Clareton

Fanny Mendelssohn

Ariane Pare Brass as Young Fanny Mendelssohn

Ariane Pare Brass

Young Fanny Mendelssohn

Production Companies

Cine Qua Non Films