The Song of Names

"Music brought them together. Time would tear them apart."

2019 1h 54m EN

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6.7

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★6.7TMDB · 177

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Synopsis

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A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

“Music brought them together. Time would tear them apart.”

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Cast

Tim Roth
Martin Simmonds
Clive Owen
Dovidl Rapoport
Catherine McCormack
Helen Simmonds
Suzy Eddie Izzard
Radio Presenter
Saul Rubinek
Feinman
Jonah Hauer-King
Dovidl 17-23
Gerran Howell
Martin 17-21
Luke Doyle
Dovidl 9-13

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: François Girard
Writers: Jeffrey Caine
Languages: Yiddish, Hebrew, English
Countries: Canada, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom

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ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Yiddish, Hebrew, English.

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WORLD

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International production across 4 countries: Canada, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by François Girard, shot by David Franco. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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

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CAST

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Tim Roth and Clive Owen and Catherine McCormack carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Music brought them together. Time would tear them apart.".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

François Girard directs. David Franco behind the camera. Howard Shore scores. Michel Arcand cuts. Produced in Canada, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom. Dialogue in Yiddish, Hebrew, English.

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Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 3 languages: Yiddish, Hebrew, English.
3International production across 4 countries: Canada, Germany, Hungary, United Kingdom.
4Directed by François Girard, shot by David Franco. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Howard Shore. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Michel Arcand shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Tim Roth and Clive Owen and Catherine McCormack carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Music brought them together. Time would tear them apart.".
9IMDB entry: tt1657517 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Classified under 26 themes, including "violin", "holocaust (shoah)", "world war ii", "jewish life".