Synopsis

There were a host of excellent reasons for making a film portrait of Maurizio Pollini: the great pianist, his extraordinary rarity - he is unknown and inaccessible, apart from the odd concert and very rare interviews, little exists about him. He has an affable nature, intelligence, the rich complexity of the topics addressed, not to mention the desire he himself expressed to submit to the exercise for the very first time. He is over 70, and he felt that it is time to allow himself to be filmed. Mainly based on an extended interview, the film includes archive footage and work sessions filmed with the artist.

Director

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  • Bruno Monsaingeon
  • Based in Paris, Bruno Monsaingeon, also a violinist, has been creating classical music documentaries for over 40 years. He has made documentaries about world-renowned performers such as Nadia Boulanger, Yehudi Menuhin, Glenn Gould, Sviatoslav Richter, and David Oistrakh. He is also the author of eight books.