The Automaton and the Magic Spell

Name: The Automaton and the Magic Spell
Director: Raymond St-Jean
Genre: Documentary
Duration: 53 min
Rating: 8
Cast: Dorothée Berryman, Sylvain Poirier, Luciane Pinto, James Viveiros, Mary Ann Lacey

Original title: L’automate et les sortilèges

8.0(1)—53mFR

Directed by Raymond St-Jean

An introduction to the world of French composer Maurice Ravel through The String Quartet in F major, performed by the Canadian ensemble Quatuor Arthur Leblanc. The four movements of the quartet are presented on screen by dance segments recreating key elements of the composer's life interspersed with documentary vignettes.