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All the Mornings of the World
All the Mornings of the World
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ALL THE MORNINGS OF THE WORLD

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Directed by Alain Corneau
France, 1991
Biography, Drama, History

Synopsis

After his wife dies, the 17th century viola da gamba player Monsieur de Sainte Colombe isolates himself and dedicates his life to music and his daughters. One day a young man arrives with a request: he wants to be taught how to play the viola. A romance soon starts with his tutor’s daughter.

Synopsis

After his wife dies, the 17th century viola da gamba player Monsieur de Sainte Colombe isolates himself and dedicates his life to music and his daughters. One day a young man arrives with a request: he wants to be taught how to play the viola. A romance soon starts with his tutor’s daughter.

Our take

Long before Whiplash, Corneau explored a similar story of the musician Marin Marais and his tutelage by the cantankerous Monsieur de Sainte-Colombe. The two are movingly played by the late Guillaume Depardieu and his father Gérard, who in tandem articulate a brilliant soul in this ode to creation.