The true story of Vera Brandes, teenage patron saint of the 1970s Cologne music scene, who risked everything to organize the greatest solo concert in music history: Keith Jarrett’s legendary Köln Concert.
Acting
Mala Emde's Vera burns with desperate, specific hunger.
Score
Jarrett's improvisation woven through like another character.
Production
Cologne recreated in grainy amber period detail.
Director
Ido Fluk
Mala Emde
Vera Brandes
John Magaro
Keith Jarrett
Michael Chernus
Michael Watts
Jördis Triebel
Ilse Brandes
Alexander Scheer
Manfred Eicher
Ulrich Tukur
Dr. Brandes
Susanne Wolff
Vera Brandes (age 50)
Patrick Joswig
Dr. Suter
Leo Meier
Fritz Brandes
Jürgen Rißmann
Hans Giese
Peter Sikorski
Officer Schmidt
Uwe Preuss
Mr. Breuer
Moritz Heidelbach
Journalist Horst
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The actual Köln Concert recording was made on a subpar Bosendorfer with sticky keys and a squeaky pedal—Jarrett nearly refused to play.
Vera Brandes became Germany's youngest-ever concert promoter at 17; most of the men who dismissed her are footnotes now.
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