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Letter to Peter
Letter to Peter

LETTER TO PETER

Ein Brief an Peter

Directed by Jean-Pierre Gorin
Austria, France, 1992
Documentary, TV Movie

Synopsis

Jean-Pierre Gorin filmed the rehearsals and premiere of Saint Francis, Olivier Messiaen’s monumental opera directed for the Salzburg Music Festival by the American wunderkind Peter Sellars. The result was a first-person documentary in the form of a letter.

Synopsis

Jean-Pierre Gorin filmed the rehearsals and premiere of Saint Francis, Olivier Messiaen’s monumental opera directed for the Salzburg Music Festival by the American wunderkind Peter Sellars. The result was a first-person documentary in the form of a letter.