There are many moments that make my heart flutter, and one of them is when I hear the orchestra tune together before playing. When you go to the concert hall, the moment the Oboe makes a long A sound, the inside of the hall becomes quiet, and other instruments match the sound together to refine your mind for the performance. Then the conductor comes out with applause. Say hello, the conductor raises both hands, and all the performers raise the instrument. The performance begins with a big breath with the conductor. When the conductor is so immersed in music that he sweats, the performers who receive his emotions are also soaked in that emotion. The music is made while communicating like that.
The right to enjoy this trembling moment was only granted to men 100 years ago. And this movie is the story of a woman who broke the ceiling. It is "The Conductor", which was produced based on a true story.
"A woman can't command. I can't. I can't lead. A woman holds a stick in her hand and makes loud gestures in front of men? It's ugly. I want you to look pretty."
A loud gesture with a conductor's rod... Whoever thinks of this is a piano teacher at a big music school. In 1926, when the United States was called "land of opportunity," and asked if it had an opportunity, some replied:
"Not for Everybody."
The way Willie wants to go is where everyone turns their backs like this picture. It was against common sense. This is the part where we realize once again why'common sense' and'knowledge' are related to the power structure. Why are all the same people, but some prejudice prevents me from doing what I want to do?
Meanwhile, Willie learns that he has been adopted. He also learns that his real name is'Antonia'. And Antonia advancing toward her identity as a Dutchman, as an'Antonia' and a conductor. Through this film, I learned that the man who was the highest authority in Bach was surprisingly a doctor Schweitzer . Doctor Schweitzer is constantly referred to as Antonia's role model.
Mr. Karl Mook, a teacher who received a letter of recommendation (though it wasn't a letter of recommendation) to study conducting in earnest, refused Antonia and slammed the door in a very rude manner. And Antonia shouts up the wall to the window of his second floor room.
"During the World War, Schweitzer was imprisoned in France, not because he hit or killed someone, but because he was simply German. Would you do that, too?
Even though he's smart, if his convictions are firm, there is no one to ignore. Karl Mooq is persuaded by Antonia's logic, and Antonia doesn't aim at that time and gets a wedge.
"Schweitzer is crazy enough to put off music to the next life, but I'm crazy enough to devote this life to music. Help me or not, I will be a conductor."
And Karl Mooque asks Willie almost with the feeling of Professor Fletcher of <Weflash>.
"So you're ready to run out?"
Writing a letter to a friend, Willie said that Karl Mooque had given him a fair chance, but in fact, it was Antonia's own opportunity. Was it humble, or did the world make her take it that way? I think it's both.
Antonia studied hard with Karl Mooque in Berlin and even prepared for music school, passing through a tremendous competitive rate in a conducting department that had never hired a girl. However, the orchestra members who do not see or follow her command. All the orchestra members have to do with all the sheet music familiar is to follow the conductor and bring the music together. Since the speed and loudness that each conductor pursues are all different, the chemistry of the conductor and the members is essential to create a harmonious music. But, don't you cooperate like that.. Karl Mook, the teacher who approaches her in trouble.
"You're the woman in front of a hundred men. How do they follow you? Softly or roughly? You have to be a tyrant when you're in command. No democracy."
If you think about it, democracy is done in the line of'common sense'. If we need to get more minds, we have no choice but to ride on what the majority of the group thinks and wants. So, how can a woman who can't get any votes in front of a hundred men can get a vote? They just need to overturn their common sense in an unwise way. Here, he declares himself the most powerful, like a coup. What's really fortunate is that Karl Mooque recognized Antonia's passion and skill, and that he became her strong support force. When I persuaded the orchestra, there was one more thing left. "Educated male audience". The woman, who almost became the world's first female conductor, loses her mind and faints amid the yells of such men. Even more terrible is the promotional phrase for the orchestra performance.
'A rich widow finds a man' .
What Karl Mook says to her embarrassed.
"Next is your turn. Are you ready?"
"The world's first Maestra appears. " The movie "The Conductor" was promoted as a copy. However, I am uncomfortable with the expression "maestra". If even one woman becomes a conductor through due process, she is just'The Conductor' itself. Why does she, who has been proudly recognized as a talented musician, must be trapped in another frame under the title of'Maestra'? It is sad that what women can do to counter prejudice is to continue to be conscious of their identity as'women' and build solidarity only for women. If it is a public sphere that guarantees equal opportunity, such an armband should disappear. Why, with useless prejudice, a society that attracts attention was created only when women stand out as women's solidarity. Why should you be oppressed from struggling to get a fair chance? That was really bad.
Everyone should be treated as the same'conductor', but nonetheless, the music they interpret is bound to be different. A woman in front of a man, a man who grew up in an environment other than the first, a low-class family, a person of color, a displaced people who have lost their homeland, or everyone who has no such environment but has had their own experience... Because the interpretation will contain what they felt. What were the feelings of Antonia Brico, the main character of this movie? Antonia was sometimes angry with irrational situations, but usually her attitude was cold and stubborn. And she captures the passion for music that she has built up and the dignity of winning against the world. Those who admit they're wrong, but embrace it gently. Like the last performance in a movie she handed over, like Elgar's'Greetings of Love'.
"Music doesn't know sexes."
Music called the voice of God. Is God a man? Is it a woman? Or maybe they are of color. You can't be confused about what no one knows. The voices of God are not male and female, but forte and piano. Or it just appears slow or fast. In the realm of music, all musicians have to do is respect each other's parts and communicate harmoniously for the best music. Whether it's sex or class. Putting things apart that they didn't get on their own, only as their instruments.
+) I liked Robin, who appeared as Antonia's friend. To be precise, I envy Antonia, who obtained such a reliable friend and helper. It was such a wonderful relationship between the two of the two, with no more or less, and full of trust and respect.
