Olivier Messiaen and the Birds
1973, French. Directed by Michel Fano & Denise Tual.
"A renowned composer and organist, Olivier Messiaen was also a great teacher. Michel Fano, who took his composition class at the Paris Conservatory, films some of the privileged moments of his teaching. This film, co-directed with Denise Tual, also shows Messiaen as a devotee, an ornithologist, and a synaesthete, evoking the fundamental concepts of his inspiration with an often sparkling ease (the musician imitating certain bird songs in a manner reminiscent of Rouch recreating the cries of wizards for certain films). In this way, the film boldly collides sequences with visual or sound correspondences, the directors succeeding in dragging us into the world of mystery and dreams dear to the musician." (François Waledisch)
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- 1h 12m
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- French
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- Released
- 22 April 1973
- Original title
- Olivier Messiaen et les oiseaux
- Country
- France
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Olivier Messiaen and the Birds runs 72 minutes (1h 12m).
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Who directed Olivier Messiaen and the Birds?
Olivier Messiaen and the Birds (1973) was directed by Michel Fano and Denise Tual and stars Sylvio Gualda, Michel Béroff, Iannis Xenakis.