Herbert von Karajan – The Second Life (2012)
“What remains of Karajan?” asks the award-winning documentary film maker Eric Schulz. In his film Karajan – The Second Life, he explores the man and the musician – and especially his media legacy. We discover the conditions under which the technology enthusiast Karajan created his countless recordings and how these documents can help us to understand the phenomenon that is Karajan.
Director: Eric Schulz
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Herbert von Karajan as Self (archive footage) |
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Peter Alward as Self |
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David Bell as Self |
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Brigitte Fassbaender as Self |
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Eberhard Finke as Self |
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Wolfgang Gülich as Self |
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Anne-Sophie Mutter as Self |
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Krzysztof Polonek as Self |
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Ernst Pöppel as Self |
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Godehard Pruin as Self |
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Klaus Stoll as Self |
| Production | Thomas Niemann | Producer |
| Crew | Fariba Nilchian | Cinematography |
| Editing | Peter Klum | Editor |
| Sound | Zora Butzke | Sound |
| Directing | Eric Schulz | Director |