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Maestro

Synopsis

Maestro tells the story of a famous international concert violinist who no longer plays. Embittered and haunted by a guilty secret, he retires to a remote mountain village in Spain. He lives alone and is regarded by the villagers with a mixture of suspicion and disdain. The arrival on holiday of his housekeeper's beautiful daughter, Inma, upsets his quiet existence and re-awakens long buried emotions and old wounds.

In an electrifying final act, the theme of atonement and redemption is played out against the background of Easter Feria.

Beautifully photographed by Tom Ingle, the film was shot on location in Britain and Competa, Spain. The blazing Spanish sun, the towering beauty of the mountains, the apparent tranquillity of the little white villages of Spain, provide the backdrop and atmosphere for the cauldron of the characters' emotions.

Details

Year
2002
Type of project
Features
Running time
88 mins
Format
35mm
Director
Barry Blackmore
Producer
Keith Bridgeman
Executive Producer
Keith Bridgeman
Editor
Pukka Films
Screenwriter
John Lucas
Director of Photography
Tom Ingle
Sound
Paul Pritchard
Composer
Paul Pritchard
Principal cast
Jonathan Ellis, Deborah Izaguirre, Alberto Atienzar, Federay Holmes

Genre

Music Drama Dance

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Trimax Films

13-19 Curtain Road
London EC2A 3LU
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 7247 4653

21st-century-productions@chiefexecutive.co.uk

Sales Company

Trimax Films

13-19 Curtain Road
London EC2A 3LU
UK

T 00 44 (0)20 7247 4653

21st-century-productions@chiefexecutive.co.uk

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