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The Devil's Violinist is a 2013 film written and directed by Bernard Rose. It is based on the life story of the 19th-century Italian violinist and composer Niccolò Paganini. The film had its US premiere on 10 March 2014 at the Miami International Film Festival.
Paganini in 1836 by John Whittle. Niccolò (or Nicolò) Paganini (/ p æ ɡ ə ˈ n iː n i, p ɑː ɡ ə-/; Italian: [ni(k)koˈlɔ ppaɡaˈniːni] ⓘ; 27 October 1782 – 27 May 1840) was an Italian violinist and composer. He was the most celebrated violin virtuoso of his time, and left his mark as one of the pillars of modern violin technique.
The development of Paganini Horror was based on the premise that the film Paganini, a pet project of actor Klaus Kinski, was going to be a great success. [1] Cozzi came up with the title for the film and producer Ugo Valenti hired Enzo Sciotti to illustrate a poster for the film, after which a script began to be developed. [1]
Madras Cafe (Hindi: मद्रास कैफे) (2013) – Indian Hindi-language political action thriller film set during the time of Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war [93] Madrasa (Dari: مدرسه) (2013) – Afghan drama film based on a true story about an Afghan refugee family living in Iran after war in Afghanistan [94]
Caprice No. 13, nicknamed Devil's Laughter or Devil's Chuckle, [1] is one of Niccolò Paganini's renowned 24 Caprices for Solo Violin. It is the only one of the suite that is in the key of B-flat major. [2] This solo violin piece starts out with scale-like double-stopped passages at a moderate speed.
In their review, The New York Times concluded, "...the behind-the-scenes playing of Yehudi Menuhin as the violinist, drawing his magic bow over the compositions of Paganini, Tartini and Beethoven, is in itself almost worth the price of admission. Stewart Granger, playing Paganini, offers creditable make-believe as a violinist and does his best ...
Niccolò Paganini. The 24 Caprices for Solo Violin were written in groups (seven, five and twelve) by Niccolò Paganini between 1802 and 1817. They are also designated as M.S. 25 in Maria Rosa Moretti's and Anna Sorrento's Catalogo tematico delle musiche di Niccolò Paganini which was published in 1982.
Kinski Paganini, also known simply as Paganini, is a 1989 biographical film written, directed by and starring Klaus Kinski. Based on the life and career of composer and virtuoso violinist Niccolò Paganini , it was Kinski's only film as director as well as his final acting appearance before his death in 1991.