An award winning production recounting the life story of master 17th Century musician M de Saint Colombe (Jean-Paul Marielle) and his brilliant protege, Marin Marais. Marais (Gerard Depardieu), reflects on his life as a student when he fell in love with his mentor’s eldest daughter Madeleine (Anne Brochet). Guillaume Depardieu portrays the young Marais. The musical score, costumes and settings are outstanding.
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ACMI Identifier
306360
Language
French
Audience classification
MA
Subject categories
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Foreign language films
Advertising, Film, Journalism, Mass Media & TV → Motion pictures - Awards
Feature films → Feature films - France
Music & Performing Arts → Composers - Biography
People → Composers - Biography
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)