La Spira follows the musical group Spira Mirabili born one evening in June 2007. Four young musicians met after a concert, unhappy with the world of classical music. It was not how they wanted to live their musical lives. Only 4 years later, Spira Mirabilis embraces some 40 young musicians from 16 countries who get together every 2 months to study and then interpret a symphonic work. They rehearse and perform without a conductor, without fees, outside the traditional classical music circuit. Spira Mirabilis has thus invented a new way of experiencing the music, where the quest for the meaning and coherence of the score prevails over career, money or success. And where traditional barriers between performer and audience are broken down. The film depicts this utopian way of “making music together”, capturing the group in rehearsals and in daily interactions.
| Director | Gérard Caillat |
| Script | Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Gérard Caillat |
| Production | Erica Barbiani, Pierre-Olivier Bardet |
| Participation | Spira Mirabilis |
| Editing | Gérard Caillat |
| Sound | François Waledisch |
| Cinematography | Etienne Carton De Grammont, Pier Paolo Giarolo |
| Music | Robert Schumann, Ludwig Van Beethoven, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart |
Image tirée du film La Spira // Image from the film La Spira
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Gérard Caillat
Writer-director Gérard Caillat has two Master’s degrees, one in Mathematics and the other in Ethnology. He specializes in musical documentaries.
Biographies have been provided by third parties.
Biographies have been provided by third parties.
L’Art de Chopin (2009) ; Le Concours de musique (2009) ; À la recherche de Pierre Boulez (2005) ; Le Manuscrit disparu ou l’Histoire des Contes d’Hoffmann (2004) ; Opéra et Troisième Reich (1997) ; Passion Callas (1997) ; Émissions Océaniques, l’Album-souvenir d’Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (1995) ; Opéra (1989−1993).
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