The Mozart Brothers

The Mozart Brothers
The Mozart Brothers
Directed by	Suzanne Osten
Written by	Etienne Glaser; Niklas Rådström; Suzanne Osten
Produced by	Göran Lindström
Starring	Etienne Glaser
Cinematography	Hans Welin
Music by	Björn J:son Lindh
Release date	21 February 1986;
Running time	109 minutes
Country	Sweden
Language	Swedish

The Mozart Brothers (Swedish: Bröderna Mozart) is a 1986 Swedish comedy film directed by Suzanne Osten. Osten won the award for Best Director at the 22nd Guldbagge Awards.^[1]^[2]

Plot

The film depicts an unconventional opera director, Walter (Etienne Glaser), who is directing a production of Mozart's Don Giovanni at the Royal Swedish Opera. He attempts to overthrow many of the conventions of opera; he gives certain solo numbers to the opera chorus, he involves the orchestra in the acting, and he wants to fill the stage with damp earth to simulate a graveyard. The singers, the members of the orchestra, and the staff at the opera house are initially very antagonistic to his plans, especially his appeal to their eroticism as individuals. However, they reluctantly agree to do things Walter's way, and gradually come over to his point of view. Throughout the film, Mozart's ghost is glimpsed more and more frequently, at one point seen weeping with joy at the effect his work has had. The film ends with the premiere of the production being a resounding success, and the performers taking the credit for this, with the director largely forgotten.

Cast

Etienne Glaser as Walter
Philip Zandén as Flemming
Henry Bronett as Fritz
Loa Falkman as Eskil / Don Juan
Agneta Ekmanner as Marian / Donna Elvira
Lena T. Hansson as Ia / Donna Anna
Helge Skoog as Olof / Don Ottavio
Grith Fjeldmose as Therés / Zerlina
Rune Zetterström as Lennart / Leporello
Niklas Ek as Georg / Donna Anna's Father
Krister St. Hill as Ulf / Mazzetto

Trivia

Although now an obscure film, some remember it in association with the murder of Swedish Prime Minister Olof Palme, who was returning home from the cinema after a screening on 28 February 1986.^[3]

References

^ "Bröderna Mozart (1986)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
^ Marklund, Anders (2010). "Distinctive Films in Mainstream Cinema: Suzanne Osten's Bröderna Mozart". In Marklund, Anders; Larsson, Mariah (eds.). Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader. Nordic Academic Press. pp. 279–283. ISBN 978-91-85509-36-2.
^ Jan Bondeson (2005). Blood on the Snow. The Killing of Olof Palme. Ithaca; London: Cornell University Press. p. 6. doi:10.7591/9780801470127. ISBN 9780801470127.

External links

The Mozart Brothers at IMDb
The Mozart Brothers at the Swedish Film Institute Database

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[1] "Bröderna Mozart (1986)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

[distinctive-2] Marklund, Anders (2010). "Distinctive Films in Mainstream Cinema: Suzanne Osten's Bröderna Mozart". In Marklund, Anders; Larsson, Mariah (eds.). Swedish Film: An Introduction and Reader. Nordic Academic Press. pp. 279–283. ISBN 978-91-85509-36-2.

[3] Jan Bondeson (2005). Blood on the Snow. The Killing of Olof Palme. Ithaca; London: Cornell University Press. p. 6. doi:10.7591/9780801470127. ISBN 9780801470127.

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