We Want the Light
Synopsis
The struggles of the world’s Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed and explored through the music they inspired in this documentary from the BBC and Opus Arte. We Want the Light brings together harrowing tales from Holocaust survivors with performances of music by such legendary composers as Mahler, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms. Interviews with: Alice Sommer Herz, Jacques Stroumsa, Evgeny Kissin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Toby Perlman, Michael Haas, Elyakim Ha’etzni, Norman Lebrecht, Margaret Brearley, Paul Lawrence Rose, Daniel Barenboim, Yirmiyahu Yovel, Uri Toeplitz & Anita Lasker-Wallfisch. Featuring: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Cologne Cathedral Children’s Choir & Cologne Opera Chorus.
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Evgeny Kissin
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Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Zubin Mehta
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Pinchas Zukerman
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Toby Perlman
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Michael Haas
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Elyakim Ha'etzni
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Norman Lebrecht
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Margaret Brearley
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Paul Lawrence Rose
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Daniel Barenboim
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Yirmiyahu Yovel
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Uri Toeplitz
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Anita Lasker-Wallfisch
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Itzhak Perlman
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Alice Herz-Sommer
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Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Christopher Nupen
- Original Title
- We Want the Light
- Spoken Languages
- English
- Runtime
- Unknown
- Production Studios
- Opus Arte, Christopher Nupen Films, BBC, Allegro Films
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Christopher Nupen
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Christopher Nupen
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What is We Want the Light about?
The struggles of the world’s Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed and explored through the music they inspired in this documentary from the BBC and Opus Arte. We Want the Light brings together harrowing tales from Holocaust survivors with performances of music by such legendary composers as Mahler, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms. Interviews with: Alice Sommer Herz, Jacques Stroumsa, Evgeny Kissin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Toby Perlman, Michael Haas, Elyakim Ha’etzni, Norman Lebrecht, Margaret Brearley, Paul Lawrence Rose, Daniel Barenboim, Yirmiyahu Yovel, Uri Toeplitz & Anita Lasker-Wallfisch. Featuring: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Cologne Cathedral Children’s Choir & Cologne Opera Chorus.
Who directed We Want the Light?
We Want the Light was directed by Christopher Nupen.
Who stars in We Want the Light?
The principal cast of We Want the Light includes Jacques Stroumsa, Evgeny Kissin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta, Pinchas Zukerman.
When was We Want the Light released and how long is it?
We Want the Light was released in 2004 with a total runtime of Unknown.