The Last Musician of Auschwitz
How can there be music in the worst place in the world? The story of how inmates of Auschwitz performed and composed music as a lifeline and a way to resist.
How can there be music in the worst place in the world? Told through the words of victims of the camp who played and created music during the terrors of the Holocaust, this film shows how, in the most brutal and dehumanising situations, music could be a lifeline, a way to give testimony and even a way to resist.
Woven throughout are new interpretations of musical works written by victims of the camp, mainly filmed at resonant locations in the environs of Auschwitz. Between them, they touch on themes of loss, longing and cultural memory, and address head on the barbaric and murderous regime at Auschwitz.
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Clips
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In this hell, there is music
Duration: 02:25
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"I heard the words 'you will be saved'"
Duration: 00:56
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"This piece had to be practised in secret"
Duration: 05:48
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Liv Migdal sings Wiegala by Ilse Weber
Duration: 03:19
Credits
Role | Contributor |
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Interviewed Guest | Anita Lasker-Wallfisch |
Featured Artist | Raphael Wallfisch |
Interviewed Guest | Jonathan Freedland |
Interviewed Guest | Andre Laks |
Interviewed Guest | Ulrike Migdal |
Interviewed Guest | Petra Gelbart |
Interviewed Guest | Krzysztof Kulisiewicz |
Interviewed Guest | Francesco Lotoro |
Featured Artist | Liv Migdal |
Featured Artist | Ben Caplan |
Director | Toby Trackman |
Producer | Deborah Lee |
Executive Producer | Alan Clements |
Production Company | Two Rivers Media Ltd |
Broadcasts
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