This film is a synesthetic immersion created by musician and cinematographer Andrew Staples, who seeks to allow the viewer to experience Messiaen's hallucinations during the music's composition in a World War II prisoner-of-war camp. Staples uses iridescence, light projection, and layered contemporary contexts to breathe life into this emotional reading, bridging the past to our present – which seems nearer than we hoped to the darknesses of this piece's creation.
Producer
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Country
Germany
Directed by
Andrew Staples
Camera
Andrew Staples
Duration
52 minutes
Year of production
2023