Once, at a border...: Tony Palmer's film about Stravinksy (1982)

This highly-praised and award-winning film celebrates one of the most important and influential composers of the 20th century. This autobiographical film includes documents, photographs and film never seen publicly before. There are contributions from the late Madam Vera Stravinsky, his musical associates Robert Craft, Marie Rambert, Balanchine, Benny Goodman, Serge Lifar, Jean Cocteau and many family members, friends and colleagues. There is priceless film of Stravinsky himself, talking, remembering, conducting, at work and at home and in the room in which he actually composed 'The Rite of Spring', in this altogether unique portrait. Performances include: Les Noces, Petrushka, The Rite of Spring, etc, etc. (bron: Tony Palmer) "Tony Palmer has given us many remarkable films about composers, but this is probably the finest of them all...As an introduction to Stravinsky it would be hard to beat. The initiated too will learn plenty. Strongly recommended." (Stephen Johnson, BBC Music Magazine, 5 uit 5 sterren)