Speaking in Strings
| Speaking in Strings | |
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| Directed by | Paola di Florio |
| Produced by | Paola di Florio, Lilibet Foster |
| Starring | Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg |
| Music by | Karen Childs |
| Distributed by | Seventh Art Releasing |
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Release date
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DVD: June 26, 2001 Video: June 26, 2001 Theatrical: October 29, 1999 |
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Running time
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73 mins. |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $6,859 |
Speaking in Strings is a 1999 documentary film directed by Paola di Florio. The film is based on the life of Italian-born violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and it received a nomination for Best Feature Documentary Film at the 72nd Academy Awards.
The film is based on the life and career of Italian-born classical violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, and provides an insight into the style of the artist - who is noted by critics for pouring her own emotions into her musical performances. The film started from Salerno-Sonnenberg's birth in Rome, and followed her story as she moved to United States at age 8 and was brought up by her mother in New Jersey. She grew up with her brother who is also a musician. The film concentrates on the violinist's difficult childhood as she had to experience scorn and laughter by her friends when she played a recording of Brahms in front of the class. This is among the incidents that caused the artist to develop her overly emotional performing style and personality as she became a professional violinist and rose to stardom. In the documentary, Salerno-Sonnenberg talks about periods of depression in her life and her suicide attempt; she also discusses her views on how music is connected to human emotions.
The documentary was directed by Paola di Florio, a childhood friend of Salerno-Sonnenberg. Salerno-Sonnenberg appeared as herself in the film.Speaking in Strings was co-produced by two companies, Asphalt Films and CounterPoint Films.
Speaking in strings premiered at Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah in 1999. This same year, the documentary appeared in several film festivals, including Florida Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Newport International Film Festival, and Seattle International Film Festival. The film was released theatrically on October 29, 1999. A DVD version was released on June 26, 2001.
The film earned $1,519 in its opening weekend in one theater, and went on to gross $6,859 domestically within two weeks from release.
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