The film that started me on my Baroque and Early Music decades-long obsession,
and my idea of heavenly music, Jordi Savall (who actually played the music you hear in the film’s soundtrack) performing the Spanish Variations on viola de gamba,
Savall has re-introduced the Early Music repertoire to modern audiences as his fellow Iberians Pablo Casals and Andres Segovia did with cello and classical guitar in the 20th century.
The heartbreak of the film’s plot matches the real-life tragic life of Guillaume Depardieu; however, the beautifully executed music makes it worthwhile.