- Overview
- 2013 Film and Public Schedule
- Films A-Z
- Films by Strand
- Films by Director
- Films by Country
- Short Doc Programmes
- Howard Street Screen
- Mobile Homestead
- Shohei Imamura Retrospective
- The Special Jury Award
- The Sheffield Innovation Award
- The Sheffield Green Award
- The Sheffield Youth Jury Award
- The Sheffield Student Doc Award
- The Sheffield Short Doc Award
- The Sheffield Doc/Fest Audience Award
- AWFJ Award
- Videotheque
Chopin Saved My Life
Chopin’s Ballade Number One is such an extraordinary piece of music, it has cast a spell on millions people around the world. Less than 10 minutes long, it has become one of the most iconic and influential pieces in the classical music world. Performing it has been likened to climbing The Eiger: demanding extraordinary feats of control, speed, memory, power and dexterity. Fifteen year-old Momoka’s community in Sendai, Japan, was decimated by the earthquake. For Momoka, the Ballade is a perfect incarnation of the anguish and rebellion she feels but cannot allow to surface. For Paul, recovering from his 5th brain surgery, the piece is literally life changing - it was the Ballade’s emotional pull that he credits with the return of his memory. This moving film explores the transformative power of the piece, and the ability of music to profoundly impact our lives.
Strands
- Festivals:
Credits
- Commissioning Editor:
- Tabitha Jackson
Director Filmography
- 2012, Inside Men
- 2011, 9/11: Phonecalls from The Towers
- 2005, Holocaust: A Music Memorial Film from Auschwitz
Contact
Marisa Erftemeijer
Production Manager
BBC World Wide
marisa@oftv.co.uk
+44 02074833637
Screening
13 Jun 11:00
- Showroom 1
- ( Seats)
Add to your calendar Add to your Google calendar
16 Jun 10:30
- Showroom 1
- ( Seats)
Add to your calendar Add to your Google calendar