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The Automaton and the Magic Spell Directed by Raymond St-Jean L’automate et les sortilèges

An introduction to the world of French composer Maurice Ravel through The String Quartet in F major, performed by the Canadian ensemble Quatuor Arthur Leblanc. The four movements of the quartet are presented on screen by dance segments recreating key elements of the composer's life interspersed with documentary vignettes.

Country Canada
Production Country Canada
Language French
Gnere Documentary
Production Company Ciné Qua Non Média
53 mins
Cast
Dorothée Berryman
Dorothée Berryman Narrator (voice)
Sylvain Poirier
Sylvain Poirier Ravel
Luciane Pinto
Luciane Pinto Automaton Woman
James Viveiros
James Viveiros Bolero Man
Mary Ann Lacey
Mary Ann Lacey Prostitute
Geneviève La
Geneviève La Prostitute
Sara Lucie Hanley
Sara Lucie Hanley Prostitute
Elinor Fueter
Elinor Fueter Bolero Prostitute
Stéphane Deligny
Stéphane Deligny Édouard Ravel
Irèni Stamou
Irèni Stamou Bolero Woman
Hibiki Kobayashi
Hibiki Kobayashi Violinist
Nadia Francavilla
Nadia Francavilla Violinist
Jean-Luc Plourde
Jean-Luc Plourde Altist
Yegor Dyachkov
Yegor Dyachkov Violoncellist
Guillaume Allaire
Guillaume Allaire Young Ravel
Catlin Foster
Catlin Foster Jean Godebski
Louise Cartier
Louise Cartier Marie Ravel
Francis Delfour
Francis Delfour Quidam
Crew
Director
Raymond St-Jean
Raymond St-Jean
Writer
Francis Delfour
Francis Delfour
Producer
Michel Ouellette
Michel Ouellette
Cinematography
Jean-François Lord
Jean-François Lord
Editor
Philippe Ralet
Philippe Ralet
Art Direction
Raymond Marius Boucher
Raymond Marius Boucher
Costume Design
Ginette Grenier
Ginette Grenier
Music
Hibiki Kobayashi
Hibiki Kobayashi
Brett Molzan
Brett Molzan
Jean-Luc Plourde
Jean-Luc Plourde
Ryan Molzan
Ryan Molzan