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The Winners

Jan 20, 1999

1h 25m

★ 0.0

Overview

A searching, melancholy Dutch documentary about the lives of four classical musicians who won the prestigious Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels, a victory that did not prove a guaranteed ticket to the top of the classical music world.

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Documentary

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Cast

Philippe Hirschhorn

Mikhail Bezverhny

Gidon Kremer

Yevgeny Mogilevsky

Berl Senofsky

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6.3

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7.0

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5.1

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A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.

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10.0

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10.0

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6.3

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8.0

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