The Audition (EN)
The Audition
Anna Bronsky is a violin teacher at a music-focused high school in Berlin. Despite the opposition of all the other teachers, Anna drives through the admission of a student, Alexander, in whom she detects a remarkable talent. Committed, she prepares him for the intermediate exam and neglects her family - her son Jonas, whom she brings into competition with her new student, and her husband Philippe. Her colleague Christian, with whom she has an affair, persuades her to join a quintet. When she fails during their joint concert, the pressure mounts and she focuses all her attention on her student Alexander. Come the day of the exam, events take a tragic turn.
The Audition premiered at Toronto International Film Festival to great acclaim followed by official competition at the San Sebastian International Film Festival where it won the Best Actress award attributed to lead-actress Nina Hoss. She also won the same award at the Stockholm International Film Festival 2019.
The film is a singular and powerful drama about a determined violin teacher who will stop at nothing to realize her young pupils potential, including a career-best performance from actress Nina Hoss.
Title: The Audition
Original title: Das Vorspiel
Director: Ina Weisse
Country: Germany, France
Language: German, French
Running time: 90 min
Year: 2019
Cast: Nina Hoss, Simon Abkarian, Jens Albinus, Ilja Monti, Serafin Mishiev
“It’s well-performed and crafted with the fine-tuned aesthetics... including a soundtrack filled with
Bach and other classical hitmakers.”
“Serves up another note-perfect Nina Hoss solo.”
“The result is a feature that could strike a chord with arthouse distributors in the market for quality drama and strong women’s choice.”