Speaking in Strings
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Paola Diflorio
Nadja Salerno-sonnenberg
Karen Childs
Paola Diflorio
Julie Dubrow
Lilibet Foster
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
World famous violinist Nadja Salerno-Sonnenberg, whose unorthodox delivery and brash personality have earned her the title "the bad girl of violin," is profiled in this portrait of an an artist tortured by depression but gifted with an intense musical passion.
Director
Paola Diflorio
Crew
Karen Childs
Paola Diflorio
Julie Dubrow
Lilibet Foster
Erik Freid
Ellen Goldwasser
Arthur Klein
Mae Libanel
Manny Madla
Heather Maidat
Dorene O'malley
Carolyn Palmer
Jud Pratt
Peter Rader
Diego Rivera
Elizabeth Rodgers
Cindy Rosenberg
David Safian
Frank Strauss
Byron Thompson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Nominations
Best Documentary Feature
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 1999 Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Released in United States Fall September 10, 1999
Released in United States October 29, 1999
Released in United States September 10, 1999
Released in United States September 17, 1999
Feature directorial debut for Paola di Florio.
Shown at Florida Film Festival (in competition) June 11-20, 1999.
Shown at Mill Valley Film Festival October 7-17, 1999.
Shown at Newport International Film Festival June 1-6, 1999.
Shown at Seattle International Film Festival (Documentaries: Truth with an Attitude) May 13 - June 6, 1999.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (in competition) in Park City, Utah January 21-31, 1999.
Shown in New York City (Screening Room) as part of program "Frame by Frame: New Documentaries Showcase" sponsored by Home Box Office (HBO) and the International Documentary Association (IDA) October 18-28, 1999.
35mm from videotape
color
rtg MPAA NONE
Released in United States Fall September 10, 1999
Released in United States September 10, 1999 (Portland, Oregon)
Released in United States September 17, 1999 (Cinema Village; New York City)
Released in United States October 29, 1999 (Music Hall; Los Angeles)
