A composer who made silence sing—Bernstein cried, Pears loved, and England forgot how to listen.
Direction
Palmer's archival alchemy—home movies feel like stolen poetry.
Sound
War Requiem in full—your speakers will weep.
Writing
Bernstein's eulogy: raw, messy, absolutely devastating.
Director
Tony Palmer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Palmer shot new footage of Aldeburgh during the actual 1976 funeral—mourners didn't know they were in a film.
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