Music From the Inside Out (2003)

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Filmmaker Daniel Anker offers a look at the multitude of faces and personalities behind one of America's most celebrated symphonies in this documentary. For over a hundred years, the Philadelphia Orchestra has been an internationally respected ensemble, performing all across the United States and… More Filmmaker Daniel Anker offers a look at the multitude of faces and personalities behind one of America's most celebrated symphonies in this documentary. For over a hundred years, the Philadelphia Orchestra has been an internationally respected ensemble, performing all across the United States and around the world, but Music From the Inside Out examines the 100 individuals that make up the orchestra. The players discuss how they fell in love with music, their other creative and musical pursuits (some of the musicians perform with jazz, world music, and even bluegrass groups, while others creative visual art), the struggles and rewards of pursuing their dreams, what speaks to them creatively, and how so many people with differing temperaments can work together to create beautiful music. Music from the Inside Out was produced and financed in part by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, but enjoyed a critically-acclaimed tour of film festivals and art theaters before making its bow on television. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 1 hr. 30 min.
Directed By: Daniel Anker, Pete Lentine
Genres: Documentary, Musical & Performing Arts, Special Interest

In Theaters: Apr 22, 2005 Limited
On DVD: Mar 27, 2007
Studio: Emerging Pictures

Critic Reviews

Stanley Kauffmann, New Republic
We hear all kinds of comments -- about personal satisfactions, dissatisfactions, rewards.
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor
It doesn't attempt to neatly summarize the musical experience. Anker gives the players free rein to express their wonderment.
Ty Burr, Boston Globe
Those who prefer a little meat on their documentary bones may come away hungry.
Joshua Kosman, San Francisco Chronicle
The composite picture it offers of the performing life is still unforgettable.
Philip Kennicott, Washington Post
Among the dull passages there are moving stories, and a very loving sympathy for the people it profiles.
Pierre Ruhe, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Here the power of music needs no further explanation.
Paul Chambers, CNNRadio
A couple of moments worth watching with some insightful thoughts on what makes musicians tick. But, the overwhelming majority of the film does't inspire or entertain. Paul Chambers, CNN.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
Most important is the sheer joy in musical sounds we come to share with the musicians.
John J. Puccio, Movie Metropolis
...it's the musical journey more than the final destination that pulls us along.
Andy Klein, Los Angeles CityBeat
...undramatic and exceedingly pleasant, like eavesdropping at a dinner of intelligent craftspeople trading their best anecdotes.
Jules Brenner, Cinema Signals
These obviously very talented musicians haven't been chosen for their charisma, but their experience and perspective reveals much about the passion and technique of performance.
Scott Foundas, L.A. Weekly
The result is 90 minutes in the company of some of the nicest and most boring people you can imagine ever having a movie made about them.
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Music from the Inside Out is not so much about the people, but about what they create, and it's at its most effective when the talking stops.
R. M. Campbell, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
The film is especially valuable to people with limited knowledge of a major orchestra because it breaks the culture apart and gives its many voices individuality and intimacy.

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