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02/10/06
In Search of Mozart (2006)
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Reviews Counted:29
Fresh:23
Rotten:6
Average Rating:7/10
Runtime: 2 hrs 9 mins
Genre: Musical & Performing Arts
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Featuring Renée Fleming, Magdalena Kozená, and a host of others, this film is the first major documentary feature devoted to the life of the classical composer. IN SEARCH OF MOZART follows his many... [More]
Reviews for In Search of Mozart
Top CriticA multi-layered dense tapestry that is both entertaining and informative.
01/31/06
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01/18/08
Dry, repetitive and didactic.
10/26/07
This thorough and insightful 2006 documentary presents a more rounded and compelling view of the high-spirited genius.
09/28/07
The film effectively usurps the images left by Milos Forman's artful yet not entirely factually accurate Amadeus.
09/28/07
Filmed with affection, taste, warmth and, yes, truth.
09/27/07
More rewarding musically than cinematically.
08/04/07
Doesn't exhibit the imagination of some of Tony Palmer's films on musicians, [but] Grabsky is certainly to be congratulated on his dedication, sensitivity and good taste.
07/30/07
Lacks anything new to say but provides a primer of sorts for those unfamiliar with classical music.
07/24/07
The documentary lacks some of the emotional impact you would get from a dramatic interpretation, but it makes up for that with the music.
07/22/07
The film's soul is the musicians whose love for Mozart's compositions is as vibrant as their desire to share it.
07/20/07
Educational, but not exactly inspiring.
07/20/07
Setting the record straight literally and figuratively, In Search of Mozart is an adamantly linear, myth-busting stride through a prodigiously talented life.
07/20/07
Top CriticThe amount of detail further enhances our understanding of both the genius and the man.
07/19/07
My body voted (about) two-to-one against, with my ears being outvoted by my mind and my eyes.
07/18/07
Excellent introduction to the life and career of the world's greatest composer who enjoyed an uneasy relationship with his aristocratic patrons.
07/18/07
A terrific beginner's course on the composer.
07/17/07
No one should be allowed to attend a screening of In Search of Mozart without a Red Bull in hand
07/15/07
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