In His Own Words (2009)
- Original title
- Toscanini in His Own Words
- Directed by
- Larry Weinstein
- Country
- United Kingdom, France, Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 12m
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
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How it feels
This documentary drama uses secret tape recordings made by Arturo Toscanini's son to reveal the Italian conductor's private thoughts. The film pieces together his conversations with friends, offering a look at the man behind the music.
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What happens
Toscanini: In His Own Words is a 2008 American documentary drama written and directed by Larry Weinstein, about Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini. It is based on tapes of Toscanini's intimate conversations with his friends, secretly recorded by Toscanini's son, Walter, which had been kept under lock and key for more than 50 years before the film's production. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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