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Overview
The story of Kurt Weill 's relationship with the American popular theatre. During his years in exile on Broadway, the composer of Mack the Knife and The Alabama Song, who personified decadent Berlin, found a new life in New York, creating such standards as September Song and Speak Low. Director Barrie Gavin describes the film as "the history of an artist ... struggling to write music which could have real meaning for the society he had just joined." Weill is remembered by the conductor Maurice Abravanel and the actor Burgess Meredith and there are extracts from several of his works.
Cast
Other films by Barrie Gavin
Beethoven - Choral Fantasy and Triple Concerto for Violin, Cello & Piano
2003
Berlioz Rediscovered: Symphonie Fantastique & Messe Solennelle
2002
The Threepenny Opera
1995
Beethoven: Triple Concerto And Choral Fantasy
1995
