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The Automaton and the Magic Spell (????) [N/A]

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Original Title:
L’automate et les sortilèges

Alternate Titles:
Chamber Music Collection: The Automaton and the Magic Spell
Collection Musique de Chambre: L’automate et les sortilèges
L’automate et les sortilèges (Ravel)
The Great Composers: Maurice Ravel

Genres:
Documentary

Production Companies:
Ciné Qua Non Média

Production Countries:
Canada

Ratings / Certifications:
 N/A

Runtime: 53

Overview from TheMovieDB

An introduction to the world of French composer Maurice Ravel through The String Quartet in F major, performed by the Canadian ensemble Quatuor Arthur Leblanc. The four movements of the quartet are presented on screen by dance segments recreating key elements of the composer's life interspersed with documentary vignettes.

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Production

Art Direction:
Raymond Marius Boucher

Choreographer:
Irèni Stamou

Costume Design:
Ginette Grenier

Director:
Raymond St-Jean

Director of Photography:
Jean-François Lord

Editor:
Philippe Ralet

Line Producer:
Sylvie Gagné

Music:
Ryan Molzan
Hibiki Kobayashi
Jean-Luc Plourde
Brett Molzan

Producer:
Michel Ouellette

Writer:
Francis Delfour

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