EFM MARKET SCREENING ‘Zuzana Ruzickova: Music Is Life’

PRESENTED BY EUROARTS INTERNATIONAL

This is the dark and triumphant story of Zuzana Ruzickova told by herself about how she became a world-famous harpsichordist and interpreter of Bach under the Communist regime in Czechoslovakia. As she reveals her life of hope and fear, the little-known story of Czechoslovakia emerges, from the promise of 1930s democracy to the Nazi invasion, followed by the grinding brutality of forty years of Soviet occupation.

Thanks to a cooperation between Avant Première and EFM European Film Market, this performing arts film production is presented at the EFM. An EFM badge/accreditation is necessary to access this screening.

GENRE Documentary PRODUCTION YEAR 2017 PROGRAMM FORMAT Studio production PRODUCTION COMPANY Getzels Gordon CO-PRODUCTION COMPANY Czech Television (Czech Republic), Productions (USA) VIDEO / AUDIO FORMAT HD recording / Stereo PRODUCER Harriet Gordon Getzels, Peter Getzels DURATION 83’ DISTRIBUTION TV EuroArts Music International