Kino Eye: Orchestra conductors on film
I haven't seen the new film Tár (with Cate Blanchett) yet. However, there are many films which feature conductors, this being rich territory for the dramatization of massive egos and conflicts, artistic and otherwise. Amadeus (Miloš Forman, 1984) is a good example. My choice is Taking Sides (2001), an international co-production with István Szabó directing and focusing on the famous German conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler (Stellan Skarsgård) and allegations of his collaboration with the Nazis while Musical Director of the renowned Berlin Philharmonic. He is interrogated by Major Steve Arnold of...