Mood.Playr
Sign in
Zorn I (2010 – 2016) poster

Zorn I (2010 – 2016)

2023 0h 54m EN
👍
7.0
SOLID
★7.0TMDB · 1
DocumentaryMusic
Synopsis
Spoiler shield

Mathieu Amalric’s film with John Zorn began as a European TV commission that was quickly abandoned in favor of something more intimate: an ongoing dialogue between two friends that will always be a work-in-progress.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

Share

Cast

Credits

Behind the camera

Director
Mathieu Amalric
Languages
English
Countries
France

Want more? Switch to Cinephile mode in the header for DP, composer, budget, box office, production companies, keywords, and release history.

Did you know?

Fun facts 🍿

1 / 8
RUNTIME

Did you know

Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

MoodPlayr · trivia#01
2 / 8
ERA

Did you know

Released 3 years ago.

MoodPlayr · trivia#02
3 / 8
CINEMA

Did you know

Part of the "Zorn Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

MoodPlayr · trivia#03
4 / 8
ERA

Did you know

Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

MoodPlayr · trivia#04
5 / 8
DIRECTOR

Did you know

Directed by Mathieu Amalric, shot by Mathieu Amalric. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

MoodPlayr · trivia#05
6 / 8
DIRECTOR

Did you know

Editor Caroline Detournay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

MoodPlayr · trivia#06
7 / 8
WILD

Did you know

IMDB entry: tt23027520 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

MoodPlayr · trivia#07
8 / 8
WILD

Did you know

Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

MoodPlayr · trivia#08

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mathieu Amalric directs. Mathieu Amalric behind the camera. Caroline Detournay cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in France. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

  • 1Tight 54-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
  • 2Released 3 years ago.
  • 3Part of the "Zorn Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
  • 4Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
  • 5Directed by Mathieu Amalric, shot by Mathieu Amalric. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
  • 6Editor Caroline Detournay shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
  • 7IMDB entry: tt23027520 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
  • 8Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography
Mathieu Amalric
Editing
Caroline Detournay
Runtime
54 min · 0h 54m
Status
Released
Original language
EN

Part of

Zorn Collection

A series of documentaries by Mathieu Amalric that grows with the avant-garde composer John Zorn throughout many years of his recent career.

Also by

Mathieu Amalric

Trailers & featurettes

Watch the pieces

Production companies

Who made it

  • FI

    Film(s)

    FR

Key crew

  • EditorCaroline Detournay
  • Location Sound RecordistMathieu Amalric
  • Sound EditorSylvain Malbrant
  • Sound MixerStéphane Thiébaut
  • Sound MixerVictor Praud
  • Sound MixerOlivier Goinard
  • ColoristPaulina Pisarek
  • ProducerMathieu Amalric

Release history · US

When it landed

  • Premiere2017-10-13· New York Film Festival
  • Premiere2026-03-26· Big Ears Festival

Also known as

International titles

  • Zorn 2010-2017FR
  • Zorn 2010-2016FR
  • Zorn (2010-2017)FR
  • Zorn I (2010-2017)FR
  • Zorn I (2010-2016)FR
  • Zorn I (2010 - 2016)FR
  • John Zorn's DocumentaryJP
  • John Zorn - IUS
  • Zorn IUS

More movies like this