Art Collage JANG: The Stories about Music Films: 61. Interlude in Prague (2017)

Friday, December 9, 2022

The Stories about Music Films: 61. Interlude in Prague (2017)

Basic Info

Title: Interlude in Prague

Genre: Drama, History, Music

Country: Czech Republic, United Kingdom

Language: English

Running time: 103 minutes

Release date: 11 May 2017 (London)

Staff

Director: John Stephenson

Producer: Huw Penallt Jones, Hannah Leader

Screenplay: Brian Ashby, Helen Clare Cromarty, John Stephenson

Music: Hybrid

Cinematography: Mike Brewster

Edited by: David Freeman

Cast

Aneurin Barnard as Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

James Purefoy as Baron Saloka

Samantha Barks as Josefa Duchek

Morfydd Clark as Zuzanna Lubtak

Adrian Edmondson as Herr Lubtak

Anna Rust as Hana

Summary

“Interlude in Prague” is a 2017 film about a fictional episode of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that led him to compose his opera “Don Giovanni”. Starring Aneurin Barnard, James Purefoy, Samantha Barks, Morfydd Clark, Adrian Edmondson and Anna Rust, the film was directed by John Stephenson and written by Brian Ashby.

In 1788, Mozart leaves Vienna for Prague, but a series of dramatic events occur as he begins a forbidden love affair with young soprano Zuzanna. His passionate response to danger and heartbreak is finally expressed through the creation of one of his most famous masterpieces.

Mozart's visit to Prague and the premiere of Don Giovanni

Mozart visited Prague for the second time to help supervise the first performance of his opera “Don Giovanni”. He arrived in Prague on October 4, 1787, and stayed there until 12 (or 13) November. The opera's premiere was scheduled for October 15, but did not take place until October 29, 1787. The opera received an enthusiastic response, and the Prager Oberpostamtzeitung reported that "critics and musicians say that Prague has never heard an opera like it before".