The Conductor

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Aside from the current 6.9 rating, I hope it gets much higher rating, the story itself is already amazing, there is depth in this story, bring the viewer's view of how a women become an outstanding musician conductor and characteristic itself is very reasoned. yeah, maybe there might be some subtle scene there can be improved, but i couldn't find any, i just find that the actor, the story, the lightning and the dramatic moment is well composed and serves its purpose.After finished watching it, it strengthen my point of views, everything serve a purpose but, there must be a beneficial meaning behind it which lead us to eternal success, i think most of us tends to give up because reality make us live in fear, but it is because life is about suffering so why not try to enjoy it and live in a meaningful ways of live.😂

As a (classical) music lover and agreeing with the filmmaker that Antonia Brico more than deserves to be put in the spotlight, I had high expectations of this movie. Maybe they were set too high: I have mixed feelings after seeing it. As a movie, I feel that it kept meandering around, never finding a steady pace. I found myself wondering multiple times about sudden jumps in the story that I felt deserved more attention. It was as if the movie wants to cover as much ground as possible at the cost of the flow - even where it doesn't really contribute to the story. Some characters felt like caricatures, which made this movie feel a bit politically motivated. Despite my sympathy for the cause I think that it shouldn't dominate. Something similar goes for the role of the music in the movie: that, too, felt rather arbitrarily chosen - apart from that brief moment where "Rhapsody in Blue" is mentioned as "new music" (though it was already a few years old by then). In this movie the music itself could have played a much more profound role, but it did so only on a few fleeting moments, as when an angry and upset Antonia hammered Stravinsky on her ramshackle piano with the neighbours yelling "Silence!!" through the walls. I don't know what Ms. Brico's favourite repertoire was, but I can't help thinking what a marvellous role a piece like the Sacre du Printemps, or maybe Alban Berg's "To the memory of an Angel" could have played.

Great Movie! Very Emotional! Started watching the movie without any expectation. In the end , had a feeling of watching a wonderful movie!

Brilliant movie great performances. This is my first movie rating and l thought movie deserves it

From PASTO, COLOMBIA-Via: L. A. CA; CALI, COLOMBIA+ORLANDO, FL -----------The ONLY TONY KISS CASTILLO on FaceBook!------------- TRUTH IS STRANGER THAN FICTION! That is precisely why DRAMAS based on Real-Life is my favorite Movie GENRE. THE CONDUCTOR, a 2018 Dutch Production, in addition to being deliciously entertaining, opened a door to a world of which I was, quite frankly, shamefully unaware! ANTONIA BRICO... A name that, undoubtedy, all but a handful of viewers recognized before watching... But will most certainly burn brightly in your memory afterwards! BIOPICS often highlight the singlemindedness of their central character. But even with that caveat, the intensity of focus of Ms. Brico attributed to her in this film is nothing short of awe inspiring! Rest assured the research I will be doing this week related to the TITLE will be in response to the thought provoking subject matter presented. Judging from the rather paltry number of Reviews Posted & User Votes... I would certainly hope this will contribute to raising interest in this Dutch gem! Almost a Century ago, is where the film begins... Frankly, in 2021, I thought that women had pretty much managed to eliminate roadblocks barring them from success in just about every imagineable profession... In that regard, THE CONDUCTOR was immensely enlightening! Perhaps the film´s very best quality is that it focuses on the positive aspects of Ms. Brico´s struggle to overcome the overwhelming gender bias that was practically universal in relation to professional Orquestra Conducting! This Review is being written on August 2nd. Coinicidentally, tomorrow will be the 32nd Anniversary of her passing, at age 87, in Denver, Colorado. It would have been much more uplifting if her great talent had led to her unbridled success.... Unfortunately, she attained relatively little. Recognition was another element that seemed to mostly elude her. Nor did the last half of the 20th Century see the floodgates open to a warm-welcome for women Conductors around the world! Do yourself a huge favor and watch this film about a truly talented woman whose astounding talent should no longer go unsung and unnoticed! Currently, it is avaiable on NETFLIX.... Watch it while it is STILL AVAILABLE! 9********* ENJOY! / DISFRUTELA!

I was watching another movie and this one started automatically afterwards. I was impressed and touched by this amazing woman and the wonderful story.

Loved the end. Especially when it says a magazine don't have a women conductor in the top 50 list. I did not get upset about it. The point was not about to be in the top of somewhere. There may be hundreds of conductors who may deserve to be in that list maybe some are better. The point is to be good at what you are doing and leaving behind good vibrations behind to follow your path to go forward. That is a better exceptional success level...

It is not fair or easy to say why it is a beautiful film. Sure, the rights of women, a self struggle, the noble dream, sad love story, real case are good pieces but not the most important. Something else give force and energy and beauty to this film. Maybe, the acting or the script or the cinematography or the aura of realised dream. It is not important. Significant remains the feeling seeing it.

So, what we have here is a little-known true story of a young woman of Dutch extraction who is brought up in New York in the early 20th century and who develops an ambition to one day conduct an orchestra. Her name ends up being Antonia Brico (Don't ask) - ever heard of her? No, neither have I. The reason for this, as the film attempts to convey, is that then, as now, the role of a conductor is seen as exclusively a male prerogative. Naturally, this is an ongoing issue, but did Brico's minor attempts at breaking this closed shop warrant a full-blown movie, or has the story been severely exaggerated. I could not help but suspecting that it has. Meanwhile, what of the film itself (?) Well, it does look good, probably too good a lot of the time, in the way that classy Christmas adverts look good. There is also much close focusing on the main characters faces, some of whom are pleasant to look at. However, the camera rarely focuses on the eyes, where, shock-horror, depth of character might lurk. (Lets not confuse our audience, now). There is a mix of fixed camera shots, crane shots, and even hand-held camera shots, and you notice them because, firstly, they are so telegraphed, and moreover because the film is so slow paced and un-engaging that one begins to look for any point of attachment to prevent oneself from gently drifting into unconsciousness. A film such as this has to be carried by the central performance, and Christanne de Bruin, while being able to elicit sentiment from us, (In a way a lovable puppy might) is so out of her depth (Through her lack of any dramatic essence) that I found myself wincing for her rather than at her. The script is truly appalling, and along with the screenplay, reduces every single other character to even less than a cardboard cut out version of a real person. To attain this level of superficiality takes some kind of talent, and they nail it here. If you want to see a masterclass in how to spoon-feed your audience to a point where they accept being pandered to like they are encountering life depicted on screen for the very first time, then check out this supreme dud of a movie. Does it contain any redeeming features? Well, the movie briefly comes to life when our heroine travels to Amsterdam to uncover her true roots. This involves at one point entering a cloister, and a slither of tension is invoked by the possible breaking of the strict rules of silence within the Trappist order. (Yes, that really is a dramatic high-point in this arid tale) A nun communicates by scribbling on a chalk board, but she does so in such a frantic manner that the scene becomes Pythonesque in its absurdity. I was the only person giggling at this amongst an audience who were still taking this risible nonsense movie seriously after a good hour. I guess they were too busy admiring the endless shots of shiny floored corridors, period vehicles, and sculptured haircuts, to notice how truly wretchedly woeful this film was.