The Automaton and the Magic Spell
L’automate et les sortilèges
An introduction to the world of French composer Maurice Ravel through The String Quartet in F major, performed by the Canadian ensemble Quatuor Arthur Leblanc. The four movements of the quartet are presented on screen by dance segments recreating key elements of the composer's life interspersed with documentary vignettes.
- TMDB
- 8.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 53m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Raymond St-Jean
Casting
- Dorothée Berryman — Narrator (voice)
- Sylvain Poirier — Ravel
- Luciane Pinto — Automaton Woman
- James Viveiros — Bolero Man
- Mary Ann Lacey — Prostitute
- Geneviève La — Prostitute
- Sara Lucie Hanley — Prostitute
- Elinor Fueter — Bolero Prostitute
- Stéphane Deligny — Édouard Ravel
- Irèni Stamou — Bolero Woman
- Hibiki Kobayashi — Violinist
- Nadia Francavilla — Violinist
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