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Four fine violinists each lead a public performance of one of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. This elegant, beautifully photographed documentary draws us into the music through lively encounters with the four soloists, each at home in a setting where the season they perform is most vividly manifest: Spring is Tokyo at cherry blossom time, Summer is the blazing heat of North Australia, Autumn is New York and Winter is snowbound Finnish Lapland.
“Popularity has not been good for Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. It’s so familiar that it’s close to being worn down to the consistency of muzak. Or so I thought until I saw 4, which brings it back to life by triumphantly turning its ubiquity into a virtue... It’s an intricate melding of reminiscence, conversation and musical analysis, lightly applied. The heart of it all lies in the music itself and the climax comes when the four violinists play together, tuning into one another from their disparate parts of the world.” —Sandra Hall, Sydney Morning Herald
“An illuminating, meditative take
on a baroque classic.” — Sacha Molitorisz,
The Age
Paramount
Sun 29 Mar 2.15 pm
Sun 30 Mar 2.00 pm
Mon 31 Mar 11.15 am
