The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble is a documentary that explores the life and music of Yo-Yo Ma, a Chinese-American cellist. The film follows the journey of the Silk Road Ensemble, a multicultural musical group founded by Ma, and their unique artistic collaboration. It delves into the lives and experiences of the ensemble members, highlighting their diverse backgrounds and the impact of music in connecting people across cultures. Through interviews, performances, and behind-the-scenes footage, the film showcases the power of music as a global language of joy, understanding, and expression.
Set in 1930s Shanghai, a Russian countess running a dancehall falls in love with an American diplomat as they navigate the chaos of war and the invasion of Japanese forces.
In the bustling city of Paris, the lives of the residents of an apartment building intertwine in a day filled with chaos and mayhem. From dentists to clarinetists, and vinyl collectors to activists, each character navigates their own challenges and seeks peace amidst the chaos. With repairs, unexpected encounters, and the bustling open-air market, this ensemble comedy captures the essence of life in the City of Light.
In 'Song of the Thin Man', private detective Nick Charles and his wife Nora investigate a murder on a gambling ship. They navigate the world of jazz clubs, encounters with criminals, and a series of twists and turns as they try to solve the case. Along the way, they also deal with their own marriage and personal challenges. With a mix of comedy, crime, and romance, this movie keeps viewers entertained and guessing until the end.
When a musician accidentally witnesses a mafia wedding, he becomes entangled in a dark comedy of mistaken identity, eavesdropping, and tying people to chairs.
In 'A Film with Me in It,' a down-on-his-luck actor and screenwriter finds himself caught in a web of dark comedy as he becomes embroiled in a series of accidental deaths involving his apartment and the people in his life. With the help of his equally clueless friend, they must try to cover up the mess and escape the mounting suspicion. Hilarity ensues as they navigate their way through a chaotic series of events, trying to maintain their secret while avoiding being caught by the police.
The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band is a comedy-drama musical set in 1888 South Dakota. It revolves around the Bower family, a musical clan who become involved in local politics during the presidential election. The movie explores themes of family relationships, politics, and the power of music.
The story of Antonio, an Italian clarinetist, and Martina, a Czech violinist, who fall in love with each other during the World War II, in Prague.
Blues in the Night (1941) is a gripping film that tells the story of a jazz musician and his band who find themselves entangled in a web of drug addiction, turmoil, and illegal gambling. Set during the Great Depression era, the film follows their journey through poverty, eviction, and encounters with crooked gamblers. With captivating performances and a soundtrack filled with soulful blues, this movie showcases the fortitude of the characters amidst their trials and tribulations.
Alik, 25, has been raised by his grandfather, conductor of a renowned classical orchestra in post-Soviet Armenia where cultural institutions are failing and oligarchs allied with the mafia hold power. Alik, a clarinetist, is the virtuoso in this orchestra whose existence is seriously threatened when its key sponsor is murdered. One night, Alik comes into possession of a hired killer's mysterious telephone, which is used only to commission hits. Manipulated by a crook's daughter with whom he falls hopelessly in love and wishing to save the orchestra at all costs, Alik decides to take on the identity of the killer known as "The Virtuoso" and attempt to carry out his contracts. But Alik is a virtuoso musician, not a killer.
Two small-town sisters who've come to New York City for very different reasons find themselves competing for the affections of a brash magazine photographer. Comedy.
Lupe Vélez plays a dual role, twin sisters Rita and Elaine. After escaping a torpedoed ship, Rita shows up in Manhattan, where she takes the place of her Broadway-star twin sister Elaine, who's having problems with her marriage and needs to make a getaway. Neither Elaine's husband or Rita's saxophone-player boyfriend are aware of the switch.
It's midnight at the bookstore and all the book and magazine characters are coming to life. When a bulldog from an adventure book uses a Boswell Sisters-like performance by girls in a travel magazine as a distraction to rob a bank, he is chased, caught, and sentenced to, of course "Life" (the magazine). But there's also a conveniently placed "Escape" magazine....
A dedicated clarinetist receives a valuable violin and has a difficult time deciding what to do with it.
A story about the feat of an unusual military unit - a brass band that took part in the heroic defense of Sevastopol.
"Çalsin Sazlar" tells the story of two friends, both dreamers and easy going, who fall in love with the same girl and the resulting relationships involving passion, conflict and friendship from a fun yet naively sorrow perspective. Encompassing the tragic lives of three characters and enriched by the various depths in each of their lives, this fiction portrays a love story using a "different" approach for Turkish cinema.
In this animated short, a fox plays the mandolin in a surreal stage performance filled with singing, dancing, and cartoon violence.
This is the story of Ted Lewis, popular band leader and clarinettist.