Anna teaches violin at a music school, her husband is an instrument-maker. They have a 10-year-old son, Jonas. At school, Anna champions young Alexander, in whom she alone sees great talent. She devotes much energy and attention preparing him for the next stage exam to prove she was right. Soon Anna devotes more time to him than to Jonas, bringing the two boys into rivalry. At the same time her marriage is collapsing, she withdraws increasingly from her own family and starts an affair with her colleague Christian, who is encouraging her to join a quartet. When she fails during their joint concert, the pressure mounts. With Alexander now her vehicle, she drives him ever onwards and upwards. Come the day of the exam, events take a tragic turn...
Keywords
- Cine-Short: 90 Minutes of cinema
- Film Fest Gent
- German Cinema
- San Sebastian Film Festival
Actors
- Nina Hoss
- Simon Abkarian
- Jens Albinus
- Ilja Monti
- Serafin Mishiev
Director
- Ina Weisse
Drama
1h 39min
GERMAN
DUTCH
FRENCH
The neurotic violin teacher Anna throws herself wholeheartedly into her new student Alexander, whom she must prepare for an important audition.
The neurotic violin teacher Anna throws herself wholeheartedly into her new student Alexander, whom she must prepare for an important audition.
Anna teaches violin at a music school, her husband is an instrument-maker. They have a 10-year-old son, Jonas. At school, Anna champions young Alexander, in whom she alone sees great talent. She devotes much energy and attention preparing him for the next stage exam to prove she was right. Soon Anna devotes more time to him than to Jonas, bringing the two boys into rivalry. At the same time her marriage is collapsing, she withdraws increasingly from her own family and starts an affair with her colleague Christian, who is encouraging her to join a quartet. When she fails during their joint concert, the pressure mounts. With Alexander now her vehicle, she drives him ever onwards and upwards. Come the day of the exam, events take a tragic turn...
Festivals
Cast & Crew
Director
Ina Weisse
Cast
Nina Hoss
Cast
Simon Abkarian
Cast
Jens Albinus
Cast
Ilja Monti
Cast
Serafin Mishiev