We Want the Light

Name: We Want the Light
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2004-10-22

Documentary

Directed by Christopher Nupen·2004

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The struggles of the world’s Jewish people over the course of several centuries are expressed and explored through the music they inspired in this documentary from the BBC and Opus Arte. We Want the Light brings together harrowing tales from Holocaust survivors with performances of music by such legendary composers as Mahler, Bach, Mendelssohn, and Brahms. Interviews with: Alice Sommer Herz, Jacques Stroumsa, Evgeny Kissin, Vladimir Ashkenazy, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman, Toby Perlman, Michael Haas, Elyakim Ha’etzni, Norman Lebrecht, Margaret Brearley, Paul Lawrence Rose, Daniel Barenboim, Yirmiyahu Yovel, Uri Toeplitz & Anita Lasker-Wallfisch. Featuring: Gürzenich-Orchester Köln, Cologne Cathedral Children’s Choir & Cologne Opera Chorus.

DirectorChristopher NupenStudioOpus Arte

Overview Discussion

Actor	Role
JJacques StroumsaSelf	Self
Evgeny KissinSelf	Self
Vladimir AshkenazySelf	Self
Zubin MehtaSelf	Self
Pinchas ZukermanSelf	Self
TToby PerlmanSelf	Self
MMichael HaasSelf	Self
EElyakim Ha'etzniSelf	Self
NNorman LebrechtSelf	Self
MMargaret BrearleySelf	Self
PPaul Lawrence RoseSelf	Self
Daniel BarenboimSelf	Self
YYirmiyahu YovelSelf	Self
UUri ToeplitzSelf	Self
Anita Lasker-WallfischSelf	Self
Itzhak PerlmanSelf	Self
AAlice Herz-SommerSelf	Self