Rene Feret’s period drama
Mozart’s Sister is a marvelous work of speculative fiction -- speculative because, although a good deal of historical evidence corroborates the notion that Maria Anna “Nannerl” Mozart (1751-1829) authored her own musical compositions, none of the scrolls are currently extant, so we have no firsthand knowledge of them. As adapted from Alison Bauld’s 2005 novel of the same title, the Feret picture examines the tumultuous events during Nannerl’s adolescence that shaped and guided her adult years.
The film opens with ten-year-old Wolfgang (David Moreau) and 15-year-old Nannerl (Marie Feret) traveling through the European country...
Released:
2011
Rated:
n/a
Length:
120 mins