The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by
Around the World is stuffed with charming moments, yet often feels disjointed or purposeless.
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Netherlands, Finland, Sweden · 2014
1h 34m
Director Heddy Honigmann
Starring
Genre Documentary
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In 2013 the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra tours the world to celebrate its 125th anniversary: 50 concerts spread over 6 continents. Documentary maker Heddy Honigmann lands with the orchestra in Buenos Aires, Soweto and St Petersburg, and shows how the ensemble succeeds in gaining the hearts of people with a different cultural background.
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The Globe and Mail (Toronto) by
Around the World is stuffed with charming moments, yet often feels disjointed or purposeless.
The Hollywood Reporter by Neil Young
While wall-to-wall music is generally the bane and blight of contemporary documentaries, here Honigmann sensitively interpolates generous helpings of the orchestra's recordings to envelopingly persuasive effect.
The New York Times by Rachel Saltz
If the movie gets a bit gooey at times that’s probably an occupational hazard when considering the sublime. And Ms. Honigmann’s restraint — there’s something classical in her style, too — keeps the film from floating away. When it threatens to, something piercing or traumatic brings it back to earth, where any account of art belongs.
A magnificent tapestry of sounds and images, this documentary interweaves multiple leitmotifs that flow through the film like familiar old friends, surging to the forefront only to be reabsorbed and casually encountered farther on.
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