The Automaton and the Magic Spell

Overview

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.

Directed by Raymond St-Jean

Top cast

Dorothée Berryman

Narrator (voice)

S

Sylvain Poirier

Ravel

L

Luciane Pinto

Automaton Woman

J

James Viveiros

Bolero Man

M

Mary Ann Lacey

Prostitute

G

Geneviève La

Prostitute

S

Sara Lucie Hanley

Prostitute

E

Elinor Fueter

Bolero Prostitute

S

Stéphane Deligny

Édouard Ravel

I

Irèni Stamou

Bolero Woman

H

Hibiki Kobayashi

Violinist

N

Nadia Francavilla

Violinist

J

Jean-Luc Plourde

Altist

Y

Yegor Dyachkov

Violoncellist

Guillaume Allaire

Young Ravel

C

Catlin Foster

Jean Godebski

L

Louise Cartier

Marie Ravel

F

Francis Delfour

Quidam

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