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Arvo Pärt – Even if I Lose Everything

Fri & Sat, Dec 8 & 9 / 7 pm
Sun, Dec 10 / 3 pm
Directed by Dorian Supin
2015, Estonia, 90 min
Estonian with English subtitles

An intimate and sensitive portrait of the legendary Estonian composer Arvo Pärt revealing the maestro’s philosophy of life and his creational background and showing everyday scenes with his family and friends. “Even if I lose everything…,“ That’s what Arvo Pärt wrote in his diary which he calls his “workbooks”. In the course of decades, along with his work on musical texts, he has filled those workbooks with his contemplations, with his moments of grief and joy, with his discoveries, worries and experiences – with everything that can be called the inner life of an artist.

Co-presented by Groundswell.

Reviews

Intimate, warm and delicate. The musings and recollections inspired by the notes in these journals, in parallel with domestic scenes and excerpts of his works on the soundtrack, shed light on the composers’ process as he seeks his creative path.
– NW Film Centre
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