Prélude

A young pianist, a prestigious conservatory, the sacredness of rehearsals and study, absolute – almost mystical – dedication to music, the icy rigor of the teachers. The dream of winning a scholarship to the legendary Juilliard School wavers when a girl arrives and upsets David’s fragile equilibrium. The heir to the German tradition of romantic tales, the portrait of an adolescence made of turmoil and tempest, urges and passions.

A production by about:film and Weydemann Bros., financed by Westdeutscher Rundfunk (WDR), Süd-Westdeutscher Rundfunk (SWR) and Kuratorium junger deutscher Film, distributed by X Verleih AG. Cinema start in Germany: 29th August 2019

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CAST

Louis Hofmann

Liv Lisa Fries

Johannes Nussbaum

Ursina Lardi

Saskia Rosendahl

Jenny Schily

Arno Frisch

TEAM

SCRIPT & DIRECTOR
Sabrina Sarabi

DOP
Max Preis

EDITOR
Hannah Schwefel, Jan von Rimscha

PRODUCTION
about:film, Weydemann Bros.

PRODUCERS
Markus Kaatsch, Jonas Weydemann, Jakob Weydemann

MANAGING EDITOR WDR
Andrea Hanke

MANAGING EDITOR SWR
Stefanie Groß

PRODUCER
Milena Klemke

PRODUCTION MANAGER
Jana Lotze

UNIT MANAGER
Marcus Hanisch

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR
Friederike Fiek

GAFFER
Leonhard Kairat

PRODUCTION DESIGN
Vanessa Locke

COSTUME DESIGN
Ramona Petersen

MAKE-UP ARTIST
Nicolay Mayer

CASTING
Susanne Ritter

DRAMATURGY
Gabriele Brunnenmeyer

MUSIC
Felix Rösch

SOUND
Paul Oberle, Simon Konrad

FOLEYS
Jörg Klinkenberg, Christoph Oertel, Andreas Drost

COLORIST
Sebastian Göhs

ACCOUNTING
Antje Müller Lakom

PROJECTMANAGEMENT POST PRODUCTION
Niklaas Warda, Rotor Film

POSTPRODUCTION
Rotor Film – Martin Frühmorgen, Holger Lehmann

GRAPHICS AND TITLE DESIGN
Arved Lindau

SOUND DESIGN
Niklas Kammertöns (bvft)

SOUND MIXING
Gregor Bonse (bvft)

  • 37TH INT’L MUNICH FILM FESTIVAL (GERMANY) – Neues deutsches Kino, Competition
  • PRÄDIKAT „BESONDERS WERTVOLL” – Deutsche Film- und Medienbewertung
  • 37TH INT’L TORINO FILM FESTIVAL (ITALY) – Competition
  • 2019 FERNSEHFILMFESTIVAL BADEN-BADEN (GERMANY) – Nomination MFG-Star
  • 2020 GERMAN FILM AWARD LOLA – Shortlisted Best Sound