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Jan 25, 2023 · Divertimento: Directed by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar. With Oulaya Amamra, Lina El Arabi, Niels Arestrup, Zinedine Soualem. At 17, Zahia Ziouani dreams of becoming a conductor while Fettouma, her twin sister, a professional cellist.
Zahia Ziouani, 17, dreams of becoming a conductor, while her twin sister Fettouma hopes to be a professional cellist. They want to make classical music accessible to everyone and create their...
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Mar 12, 2024 · French Film Review: Divertimento. Divertimento is based on the true story of Zahia Ziouani (wonderfully acted by Oulaya Amamra), a woman from the working-class suburbs of Paris who becomes one of France’s four percent of female conductors.
A divertimento is a light piece of music, written just to amuse. But it’s a slightly incongruous title for Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar’s portrait of the conductor and composer Zahia Ziouani, because the film tackles some pretty heavy themes.
Mar 15, 2023 · Nevertheless, living in underprivileged Parisian suburbs in 1995 with their Algerian background, they struggle arduously to approach their dreams – becoming an orchestra conductor and a cellist ...
Driven by determination, passion, and courage, they create their own orchestra, Divertimento. It will be a game-changer. DIVERTIMENTO is inspired by the life of Zahia Ziouani, one of the few worldwide renowned female conductors.
Feb 3, 2023 · Tar, the sleekly sophisticated, brilliantly acted (by Cate Blanchett) film about an abusive mentor-mentee relationship, has garnered raves and pans and lots of controversy. A new French film, Divertimento, recounts the apprenticeship of a young woman in this rarefied milieu (based on a true story).
