Elgar's Enigma

2006, 82m.

This documentary follows the theory that the English composer, Edward Elgar, was moved to write his Cello Concerto in Em by the death of a young New Zealand soldier during WWI, who was the son of Elgar’s first great love, Helen Weaver. The Concerto is known as a powerful war requiem, grieving for a world changed forever by the Great War. The film interweaves the personal narrative with a superb performance of the Concerto by internationally renowned cellist, Lynn Harrell with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Matthias Bamert.
Producer/Director: Annie Goldson
Co-producer: Peter Wells

Join us at Hawke’s Bay Museum and Art Gallery’s Century Cinema for our inaugural Director’s Cut Film Festival. Over three days we have exclusive screenings of twelve of New Zealand film-maker Annie Goldson’s films. The Director’s Cut Film Festival celebrates and acknowledges the art of an individual New Zealand film-maker. We hope you enjoy this unique opportunity to immerse yourselves in the work of Annie Goldson, one of New Zealand’s most innovative and politically astute documentary film-makers.

Goldson has been producing and directing award-winning documentaries, docudramas and experimental film for 20 years in the United States and New Zealand. Her documentaries focus on political and social issues and have screened in film festivals and been broadcast around the world.

For festival programme details visit www.centurycinema.co.nz

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