Sex, Drugs and String Quartets

Sex, Drugs and String Quartets (2004)

MusicDocumentary

The Landau String Quartet come together to rehearse. Together they make wonderful music and yet each has traveled a very different path to become a musician. This dramatised documentary reveals each musician's intimate story centred around the long journey they have traveled with their instrument. Leon, the first-born son of Polish Jewish migrants to Australia is destined to become a great violinist, but his life moves in unexpected directions under the influence of his abusive teacher. Julia loses her innocence and discovers her own deep sensuality through her experience with music, and a handsome conductor. Richard plays the violin to escape his stifling suburban family. He encounters the dark and fearful world of his own psyche on his travels to the city to play.. Christie, a young cellist, throws off the shackles of her disciplined musician's life and escapes on an adventure with a handsome stranger, a journey that ultimately brings her face to face with herself.

Director: Carla Thackrah

Casts

	Moshlo Shaw as Leon
	Kaia King-Smith as Young Leon
	Bridget Crouch as Julia
	Rebecca Turner as Julia's Voice
	Tess Shanahan as Young Julia
	Roland Adeney as Richard
	Patrick Drew as Richard's Voice
	Alison Smith as Christie
	Jacobie Gray as Christie's Voice

Crew