The Conductor
United States 1926: The Dutch, 24-year-old Antonia Brico was a child when she and her parents immigrated to the United States. She dreams of becoming a conductor, but nobody takes her ambition seriously. Her piano teacher advices her against taking the entrance exam for the conservatory. Because she has little to lose, she returns to her motherland, where she begs the famous conductor Mengelberg to teach her conducting lessons. Mengelberg is not comfortable with the idea and sends her to Berlin where she, against all expectations, has a better chance as a woman to make it. After a two-year study at the State Academy of Music she becomes the first woman to conduct the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Emotional strain threatens to overwhelm her, when the love of her life puts her in a difficult position.
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Maria PetersDirector
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Maria PetersWriter
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Dave SchramProducer
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Christanne de BruijnKey Cast"Antonia Brico"
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Benjamin WainwrightKey Cast"Frank Thomsen"A Quiet Passion
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Scott Turner SchofieldKey Cast"Robin Jones"The Bold and the Beautiful
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Seumas F. SargentKey Cast"Mark Goldsmith"Point Break
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Richard SammelKey Cast"Karl Muck"Inglourious Basterds, Casino Royale
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Sian ThomasKey Cast"Mrs. Thomsen"Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Perfume
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Robin de JongEditor
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Bob ZimmermanMusic
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Quinten SchramMusic
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Rolf DekensDirector of Photography
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Jan RutgersProduction Design
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Shooting Star FilmcompanyProduction Company
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Marina WijnCasting Director
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Bianca van der SteenMake up
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Linda BogersCostume design
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Project Type:Feature
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Genres:Drama, biography, romance
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Runtime:2 hours 17 minutes
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Completion Date:October 23, 2018
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Country of Origin:Netherlands
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Country of Filming:Netherlands
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Language:Dutch, English
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Shooting Format:digital
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Aspect Ratio:2.39
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Film Color:Color
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First-time Filmmaker:No
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Student Project:No
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Denver Film FestivalDenver
United States
November 2, 2019
Audience Award -
Mill Valley Film FestivalSan Rafael
United States
October 5, 2019
US Premiere -
Chichester International FilmfestivalChichester
United Kingdom
August 8, 2019 -
Taipei Film FestivalTaipei
Taiwan
July 7, 2019
Asian Premiere -
Jecheon International Music & Film FestivalJecheon
Korea, Republic of
August 10, 2019
After Maria Peters studied law, she graduated from the Dutch Film Academy with the short film 'Alle Vogels Vliegen', which was broadcasted on Dutch national television. After her graduation she was an assistant director for several films, such as the feature film, 'Abel' by Alex van Warmerdam. She co-founded her own production company in 1987, together with Dave Schram and Hans Pos: Shooting Star Filmcompany. From their office in the heart of Amsterdam she co-produced forty films. She wrote fourteen scripts for feature films, all of which have been released in cinema’s. She directed several films, three of them are still in the top 20 of the most successful Dutch films of the past two decades, making Maria one of the most successful Dutch screenwriters and directors. Her first international film, 'Sonny Boy', was the Dutch submission for the Academy Awards. Her latest feature 'The Conductor', is based on the true story of Dutch born pioneer female conductor Antonia Brico.