Hester Overmars | documentary
Just before celebrating its 30 year anniversary, the Berlin based Artemis Quartet goes through one of its most turbulent years to date. When the last founding member, cellist Eckart Runge, decides to leave the quartet in 2018, with second violinist Anthea Kreston following his departure, the quartet is shaken to its core. They agree to stay together until the end of the season, giving the remaining members the chance to reconstruct the quartet once more. Will the shared love for music be strong enough for the Artemis Quartet to persevere?
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Filmmaker Hester Overmars portrays the quartet, its former and new members, throughout this extraordinary year, having full access to their rehearsals, life behind the scenes and international performances. From up close, the film observes how the quartet lives through their reconstruction.
What does it take to play the world’s top stages and how do you find balance within a marriage of four, as a string quartet is often referred to? Artemis: The Neverending Quartet is a story about living for music, about mourning, struggle and revival, in a compelling film with the quartet’s music at its heart.
music played in the film: Barber, String Quartet no.11 in B minor Bartók, String Quartet no. 4 SZ 91 Haydn, String Quartet no. 59 in G minor, Opus 74 Brahms String Quartet no. 2 in A minor, Opus 51 Brahms, String Sextet No. 1 in B flat Major, Opus 18 Smetana, String Quartet no.1 in E Minor
Partners
Broadcaster
NTR Het Uur van de Wolf
Development financed by
NPO-fund
Realisation financed by
NPO-fund, Fonds212
4classics & Tondowski Films Production production, in coproduction with NTR and ZDF ARTE