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The Song of Names

The Song of Names

Music brought them together. Time would tear them apart.

20196.71h 54m

Overview

A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

Directed by François Girard
Written by Norman Lebrecht, Jeffrey Caine
Produced by Nick Hirschkorn, Robert Lantos, Lyse Lafontaine
Box Office0Revenue: $1.1M

Top Cast

Tim Roth

Tim Roth

Martin Simmonds

Clive Owen

Clive Owen

Dovidl Rapoport

Catherine McCormack

Catherine McCormack

Helen Simmonds

Eddie Izzard

Eddie Izzard

Radio Presenter

Saul Rubinek

Saul Rubinek

Feinman

Jonah Hauer-King

Jonah Hauer-King

Dovidl 17-23

Gerran Howell

Gerran Howell

Martin 17-21

L

Luke Doyle

Dovidl 9-13

Misha Handley

Misha Handley

Martin 9-13

Stanley Townsend

Stanley Townsend

Gilbert

Themes & Keywords

violinholocaust (shoah)world war iijewish lifechild prodigyviolinistviolin playerboy geniuschildhoodchildhood friendsjewish cultureplaying violinjewish refugeeboyhood friendconcert violinistvanished manorthodox jewishpolishhebrew languageboy playmateyiddishmysterious disappearancejewish neighborhoodjewish deathkaddishjewish community

About The Song of Names

The Song of Names is a drama, music film released in 2019 exploring themes of violin, holocaust (shoah), world war ii, jewish life, child prodigy, violinist. Directed by François Girard, it stars Tim Roth, Clive Owen, Catherine McCormack. A man searches for his childhood best friend, a Polish violin prodigy orphaned in the Holocaust, who vanished decades before on the night of his first public performance.

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