Argentine actor, Leandro Taub spoke to our followers of the film, Woodwind on Facebook live from Jerusalem on June 14. Taub, who plays the music composer Bonifaz, spoke about his preparation for the movie and the emotional experience of becoming the lead character of this story. The live video is set on the top of…
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Taub’s poetic new reality
Argentine actor Leandro Taub recently played the poet in Alejandro Jodorowsky’s film Endless Poetry (Poesia sin fin). Beyond his deeper understanding and feelings of connecting into his new film, Woodwind and now in terms of his practical application, the detailed method actor talks about how he prepared for the role of Bonifaz. “For Poesia sin fin and Woodwind I did a similar thing: study…
Joray: From Neorealism to Chernobyl and Woodwind
We talk to highly experienced Woodwind cinematographer Nicolas Joray about the film he shot in India and South Africa, as well as key experiences in Russia and Europe. Q: Having worked for four decades in cinematography, what was your highlight in the past? NICOLAS JORAY: A special highlight for me was to work together with Francesco…
Gopala Davies: Woodwind doesn’t copy Hollywood
South African actor Gopala Davies has a relatively small but interesting role with a good amount of screen time in Woodwind. He’s recently picked up a number of awards, such as the Standard Bank Ovation Award for Barbe Bleue: A story about Madness, two SATMag Awards for Les Cenci: A story about Artaud and he’s currently nominated for a Naledi…
How Leandro Taub was selected to play Bonifaz
In one of his interview questions, Woodwind director Fin Manjoo was asked about his approach in finding an actor for the lead role of Bonifaz the composer. Here follows the answer: Early in 2016 a casting agent asked me before I selected the lead actor, ‘If you had a massive budget, who would you select to…
Q & A with Furrer: The hidden sacredness of women in Woodwind
We speak with Woodwind actress Andrea Christina Furrer, who plays Alina in the upcoming feature film. Question: Much will be made of the lead character in Woodwind, the composer Bonifaz. However his girlfriend/partner/wife Alina is also involved in music. What can we say about how she connects to the music that Bonifaz discovers? ACF: I…
The art of walking the way of Woodwind
Director Fin Manjoo goes into minute detail on the making of the most subtle movements that are usually taken for granted in films, underlining the path of Bonifaz in Woodwind. One of the roles of art is to open audience perception, and after experiencing a powerful art installation, music or film, one can still feel the…
Fin Manjoo: Capturing the ‘unfilmable’ in Woodwind
Director Fin Manjoo writes about how the treatment of the cinematography, music and performance all combined to create one of the most magical scenes in Woodwind. About nine months before the shoot of Woodwind, I was discussing the approach to the art of the film with crew members, when I spoke to a very good Russian cinematographer…
Leandro Taub: Woodwind made me grow
The story of Woodwind is the story of music composer, Bonifaz. Actor Leandro Taub is Bonifaz, and he speaks to us about his transformation from Argentina to Germany and India to become Woodwind‘s protagonist. “Not many directors send you music to study (in this way). Fin Manjoo did it,” said Taub. “(Learning) Arvo Pärt among other great composers,…
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