The Lost Paradise
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He is the most performed contemporary composer in the world. And yet he rarely ventures out in public, prefers to keep quiet about his music, feels at home in the forests of Estonia and generates therewith - perhaps involuntarily - the impression of a recluse, which is attributed to him again and again: Arvo Part. In The Lost Paradise, we follow him over a period of one year in his native Estonia, to Japan and the Vatican. The documentary is framed by the stage production of Adam's Passion, a music theater piece based on the Biblical story of the fall of Adam featuring three key works by Arvo Part. The world-renowned director Robert Wilson has brought this work to the stage in a former submarine factory in Tallinn. Tracing their creative process, the film offers rare and personal insights into the worlds of two of the most fascinating personalities in the international arts and music scene.
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Arvo Pärt
Himself
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Grisha
Robert Wilson
Himself
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Absolute Wilson
La mort de Molière
Sofiya Gubaydulina
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The Fire and the Rose
A Garden of Joy in a World of Sorrow
Paul Hillier
Gidon Kremer
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David Oistrakh: Artist of the People?
Spring Symphony
Tõnu Kaljuste
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The Sounds of Kaleva
Birthday Concert for Arvo Pärt The Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir with Tõnu Kaljuste
Madis Kolk
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Adam's Passion
Uncaught Miracle
Immo Mihkelson
Toomas Siitan
Günter Atteln Director · Kristjan-Jaak Nuudi Cinematographer Dirk Seliger Editor
United States release October 30, 2015 · Produced in Germany · Production WDR, Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR)
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Accentus Music
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WDR
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Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR)
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Germany
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English
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English
Release dates
Estonia · September 8, 2015
Theatrical · Kino Sõprus Tallinn
United States · October 30, 2015
Theatrical
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