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Avec Sonia Wieder-Atherton
A celebration of Akerman’s longtime collaborator, cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton, showing her artistry as she plays and discusses her life in music.
Director: Chantal Akerman
Overview
Aside from direct sounds such as the alarm-like hum in Saute ma ville, music wasn’t much of a presence in Akerman’s films until she met cellist Sonia Wieder-Atherton in the early 1980s. Showing the filmmaker’s fascination with the instrument and Wieder-Atherton’s artistry as she plays and discusses her life in music.
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