
The mother through the daughter's eyes - a family portrait blending intimate conversations, agreements and disagreements, and shred ties of sounds and blood. This intimate portrait of two musical giants by Martha Argerich's daughter Stéphanie has been filmed over two decades and around the world: Warsaw, where Martha Argerich won the Chopin competition first prize; Japan, which hosts a unique Argerich festival; London, where Stephen Kovacevich, Stéphanie's father, lives, wo... (Full plot summary below)
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The mother through the daughter's eyes - a family portrait blending intimate conversations, agreements and disagreements, and shred ties of sounds and blood. This intimate portrait of two musical giants by Martha Argerich's daughter Stéphanie has been filmed over two decades and around the world: Warsaw, where Martha Argerich won the Chopin competition first prize; Japan, which hosts a unique Argerich festival; London, where Stephen Kovacevich, Stéphanie's father, lives, works and enjoys intensively Indian food; Belgium, where Martha lives in a house filled with pianos and cats; Argentina, which she left at the age of twelve to study in Vienna, but still conceals valuable family treasures; Switzerland, where Stéphanie and her sister Lyda are currently living. Made up of documentary sequences focusing on the two characters of Martha and Stephen in their everyday lives, in rehearsal and in performance, the film will be largely given over to intimate, delicious anecdotes, and a few scenes in which the family is reunited. A film by Stéphanie Argerich.
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| Times (UK)Wendy IdeA documentary made by a daughter about her mother, Argerich is a very personal take on a woman who is world famous for her talent as a musician, a pianist whose gift has made her public property. |
| Independent (UK)Geoffrey MacnabArgerich gives a far more intimate, offbeat and complex portrait of an artist than could ever have been provided by any non family member. |
| Little White LiesDavid JenkinsNothing that really gets under the skin, but some touching moments. |
| GuardianLeslie FelperinThis intimate documentary centres on Martha Argerich, considered to be one of the greatest classical pianists of her generation, but it's also a portrait of an unusually talented, bohemian family, with all the expected dysfunctions. |
| Empire MagazineDavid ParkinsonWhile much of the imagery is intimate, the reluctance to delve into crucial artistic, romantic or health issues means that this is always more affectionate than illuminating. |
| User ReviewChristopher HA depiction of an unusual family arrangement that glosses over its difficulties but ultimately loving. |