Invitation to the Dance (1934): Rudolf van der Noss's Most Defining Film | Dbcult
Invitation to the Dance
1934Rudolf van der NossIMDb: /10
Synopsis
Biopic of composer conductor Carl Maria von Weber, who championed the little regarded German opera instead of the then popular Italian opera, in the 19th Century..
Invitation to the Dance (1934) Review - Puffy Shirts and Angry Conducting
Is this 1934 German biopic worth your time tonight? Only if you have a deep love for obscure musical history and do not mind squinting through some very scratchy archival footage. 🎻
If you hate slow, theatrical dramas where men in giant collars argue about opera, you will absolutely despise this one.
The movie is all ...
A 1934 German biopic about composer Carl Maria von Weber and his stubborn crusade to make German opera popular during a time when everyone was totally obsessed with Italian music.
Synopsis
Biopic of composer conductor Carl Maria von Weber, who championed the little regarded German opera instead of the then popular Italian opera, in the 19th Century.
Review Excerpt
"Is this 1934 German biopic worth your time tonight? Only if you have a deep love for obscure musical history and do not mind squinting through some very scratchy archival footage. 🎻
If you hate slow, theatrical dramas where men in giant collars argue about opera, you will absolutely despise this one.
The movie is all about Carl Maria von Weber, a compsoer who is tired of everyone in Germany fawning over Italian opera. He wants to make German opera a thing, which apparently was a huge scandal ba..."
