Project Detail

The Song of Names

Name: The Song of Names
Director: François Girard
Genre: Drama
Released: 2019
Duration: 113 mins

Synopsis

An emotional detective story spread over two continents and a half century. Beneath the film's stunning and pulsing musical revelations burn the horror of a war and the lost souls extinguished from history.
As Europe erupts into World War II, 9-year-old Martin comes to love his new brother Dovidl, a recent Polish-Jewish refugee to London of the same age who is a highly gifted violin prodigy. But hours before Dovidl’s debut concert performance at the age of 21 he vanishes without a trace, causing shame and ruin for their family. A lifetime later, a young violinist shows a 56-year-old Martin a stylistic flourish that could only have been taught by Dovidl. This triggers Martin’s odyssey overseas in search of his lost brother, one that will lead to surprising revelations for both men and for Helen, the woman who stood between them.
Official Selection Toronto International Film Festival 2019 - Gala Presentations - World premiere

Details

Year: 2019
Type of project: Features
Running time: 113 mins
Director: François Girard
Producer: Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine, Nick Hirschkorn
Co-Producer: Viktória Petrányi
Executive Producer: Klemens Hallmann, Tibor Krsko, Randy Lennox, Nadine Luque, Mark Musselman, Anant Singh, Stephen Spence, Peter Touche, Peter Watson
Editor: Michel Arcand
Screenwriter: Jeffrey Caine (screenplay), Norman Lebrecht (novel)
Composer: Howard Shore
Principal cast: Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Catherine McCormack,

Genre

Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

Canada, UK, Germany, Hungary co-production

Serendipity Point Films (CA), Lyla Films (CA), Feel Films (UK), Film House Germany (DE), Proton Cinema (HU)

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Sales Company

HanWay Films

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