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Today, August 22, marks the beginning of the 14th annual “P\u00e4rt & Film” festival at the Arvo P\u00e4rt Centre in Laulasmaa. This year’s programme, running until August 24, will feature three films, each showcasing Arvo P\u00e4rt<\/b>‘s music in a unique audiovisual context.<\/p>\n
The festival kicks off with Revoir Paris<\/i> (Paris Memories), a sensitive and personal film by acclaimed French director Alice Winocour.<\/b> Premiered at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival, the film serves as a therapeutic love letter to Winocour’s hometown of Paris, reflecting on the city\u2019s resilience following the 2015 terrorist attack on the Bataclan concert hall. Arvo P\u00e4rt\u2019s Fratres<\/i> plays a significant role in the film, framing both its opening and closing scenes with powerful, extended excerpts.<\/p>\n
On Friday, 23 August, the festival will present Jap\u00f3n<\/i>, a 2002 film by renowned Mexican director Carlos Reygadas<\/b>. Now considered a classic of 21st-century cinema, Jap\u00f3n<\/i> combines sublime visual language with a minimalist documentary atmosphere, taking viewers on an existential journey through a remote Mexican mountain village. The film\u2019s final scene, with its nod to Tarkovsky\u2019s Stalker<\/i>, is underscored by P\u00e4rt\u2019s Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten<\/i> and also features a performance of his Miserere<\/i>.<\/p>\n
The festival concludes on Saturday, 24 August, with Glass, My Unfulfilled Life<\/i>, a documentary by Dutch director Rogier Kappers<\/b> that premiered in November last year. This unexpectedly engaging and humorous film serves as a self-deprecating reminder that it\u2019s never too late to pursue your dreams, even when those around you may not understand. The film highlights the global reach of Arvo P\u00e4rt\u2019s music, showcasing it in surprising contexts, such as performances on an instrument made from drinking glasses, affectionately referred to by Kappers as a “glass organ.”<\/p>\n
In a video message to the Arvo P\u00e4rt Centre, Kappers expressed his deep connection to P\u00e4rt’s music, which has been a lifelong inspiration. “Even though P\u00e4rt himself appears only briefly in the film, his music has accompanied me throughout my life. It was a major source of inspiration when I decided eight years ago to learn to play music on singing glasses. I wanted so much to perform P\u00e4rt\u2019s music on the glass organ, and I did. This film revolves around music, exploring the profound impact it can have on a person\u2019s life,” Kappers said.<\/p>\n
Kappers also noted that while the film is a celebration of music, it also carries an existential dimension, touching on themes of life\u2019s purpose and what we choose to do with our time. “Ultimately, this film aims to move viewers and make them laugh, reminding us not to take ourselves too seriously,” he added.<\/p>\n
The Arvo P\u00e4rt Centre has been organising film evenings centred on P\u00e4rt’s music since 2011. All screenings take place at the Arvo P\u00e4rt Centre in Laulasmaa.<\/p>\n
Revoir Paris<\/i> and Glass, My Unfulfilled Life<\/i> will be shown with Estonian subtitles, while Jap\u00f3n<\/i> will feature English subtitles.<\/p>\n
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