Cosmos Ligeti

The documentary film explores the Austrian-Hungarian composer Györgyi Ligeti, whose sound-intensive choral and orchestral works, influenced by other sciences and cultures, shaped the music of the 20th century like no other.

The composer also became known by Stanley Kubrick, who used Ligeti's compositions in the films 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, SHINING and EYES WIDE SHUT. The film aims to make the cosmos of Ligeti tangible and to get closer to the always curious and very demanding man Ligeti, who broke the boundaries of music and interpretation. In addition to many companions, Kubrick's producer and brother-in-law Jan Harlan (on the right in the photo) appears in the film alongside the pianist Cathy Krier

Photo Franz Moritz

Documentary
In production
52 minutes
Director
Herbert Eisenschenk
Director of Photography
Robert Angst
Sound
Franz Moritz
Production
Kinescope Film
Producer
Matthias Greving
Jano Leiermann (Production management)
Broadcaster
ZDF, ORF