The Male Gaze: Nocturnal Instincts
The film immerses us in a time that has more in common with today than one might think. "It was the golden age of security," writes Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) in his book "The World of Yesterday". In th…
The Male Gaze: Nocturnal Instincts
The film immerses us in a time that has more in common with today than one might think. "It was the golden age of security," writes Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) in his book "The World of Yesterday". In this "world of yesterday", the composer Dora Pejacevic (1885-1923) created her works, which are in no way inferior to those of her famous male colleagues. She was born a countess and, due to the support of her parents, was able to develop her talent at an early age. But after the First World War and the collapse of the monarchy, she had to adapt her life to the new times in order to continue composing. "A person like me cannot choose any class," she wrote to a friend. After her tragic death in Munich in 1923, Dora Pejacevic fell into oblivion. In the film, her music comes to life again and the filmmakers, together with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, realize a plan that the composer was unable to complete 100 years ago. The life of the aristocratic composer has all the ingredients that make an exciting film. The film is therefore not only a tracing of historical events as a European history film, but also a music film, a road movie and the 'coming of age' of an extraordinary artist. It is a detective's search for clues with research that leads right across Europe. But it is also a film about unhappy, happy and tragic love and female emancipation at the beginning of the 20th century. The various plot threads are linked in sophisticated montages. The resulting lively and stirring rhythm of the film is thus also a visual homage to Dora Pejacevics great and passionate music. Promoting the rediscovery of women in music history has been the endeavor of pianist Kyra Steckeweh and filmmaker Tim van Beveren for several years. Their joint debut film "Women Composers" ("Komponistinnen",DE 2018, 95 min.) met with great interest at home and abroad. It received several awards in the USA and was awarded the OPUS KLASSIK for best audiovisual production in Germany in 2020. Like the film "Women Composers", the new film was made without any public funding. It was financed with the help of two successful crowdfunding's and private sponsors and realized under the difficult production conditions of the Corona pandemic.
The Male Gaze: Nocturnal Instincts
Drama
Film Details
The film immerses us in a time that has more in common with today than one might think. "It was the golden age of security," writes Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) in his book "The World of Yesterday". In this "world of yesterday", the composer Dora Pejacevic (1885-1923) created her works, which are in no way inferior to those of her famous male colleagues.
She was born a countess and, due to the support of her parents, was able to develop her talent at an early age. But after the First World War and the collapse of the monarchy, she had to adapt her life to the new times in order to continue composing. "A person like me cannot choose any class," she wrote to a friend.
After her tragic death in Munich in 1923, Dora Pejacevic fell into oblivion. In the film, her music comes to life again and the filmmakers, together with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, realize a plan that the composer was unable to complete 100 years ago. The life of the aristocratic composer has all the ingredients that make an exciting film.
The film is therefore not only a tracing of historical events as a European history film, but also a music film, a road movie and the 'coming of age' of an extraordinary artist. It is a detective's search for clues with research that leads right across Europe. But it is also a film about unhappy, happy and tragic love and female emancipation at the beginning of the 20th century.
The various plot threads are linked in sophisticated montages. The resulting lively and stirring rhythm of the film is thus also a visual homage to Dora Pejacevics great and passionate music. Promoting the rediscovery of women in music history has been the endeavor of pianist Kyra Steckeweh and filmmaker Tim van Beveren for several years.
Their joint debut film "Women Composers" ("Komponistinnen",DE 2018, 95 min.) met with great interest at home and abroad. It received several awards in the USA and was awarded the OPUS KLASSIK for best audiovisual production in Germany in 2020. Like the film "Women Composers", the new film was made without any public funding.
It was financed with the help of two successful crowdfunding's and private sponsors and realized under the difficult production conditions of the Corona pandemic..