MOZART’S SISTER
Review by Margaret Affleck
The film event, held on a very cold evening in July, was well attended by WAMTA members, students and their parents, and friends. Jackie Clift and Margaret Affleck were present to sell last minute tickets and to offer a complimentary chocolate or Turkish Delight to members and their guests.
The film is exquisitely beautiful, from the highly decorated scenes set in the Palace at Versailles to the rural landscapes as the Mozart family travelled by coach in the 1760s across the countryside from palace to palace. Music was, of course, integral to the film and we saw and heard the young Mozart and Nannerl playing both the violin and the harpsichord.
As Nannerl matures, she is discouraged from playing the violin (this is a man’s occupation) and is instead encouraged to sing. She is also discouraged from composing, as this is considered beyond the brains of females, despite the fact that her father, Leopold, sees her giftedness in her work, but he tells her it is childish in effort. A memorable scene, filmed by candlelight and the light of the fire, shows a sad faced Nannerl burning her manuscripts page by page. Afterwards, many members gave high praise to the film and said how much they enjoyed seeing it.
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