“Mozart Mozart,” an opulent glam rock-tinged imaginative and prescient of the genius and his perhaps extra gifted sister backed by Europe’s largest broadcaster, Germany’s ARD, has been bought by Beta Film and Bavaria Media internationally.
In earliest licensing pacts, AMC Networks has closed Latin America, whereas Canal+ and SBS have secured offers for Austria and Australia. Austria’s ORF co-produces the brand new sequence.
In Europe, additional early patrons soak up public broadcast community RTP, Latvian TV and Tet+ in Latvia and 1TV Armenia.
When Wolfgang Mozart and Maria Anna Mozart toured Europe’s royal courts as baby prodigies, she received prime billing. She married and devoted her life to elevating her widower husband and personal youngsters.
“Mozart Mozart” is “the story of the Mozart siblings. Not how historical past tells it however the creativeness,” a preface notes.
Turning on the Mozarts’ sibling love wrapped in a story of riot, rivalry and romance, “Mozart Mozart” packs two shocks in early Episode 1 with a now adolescent Maria Anna being thrown out of a efficiency along with her youthful brother Wolfgang.
Years later, in Austria’s Salzburg, a now late teen Wolfgang Mozart performs a chunk which is one half interval piano, one other half glam rock with a swelling trendy orchestra, a strong Freddie Mercury-esque choir and Mozart slamming his piano.
Within the sequence, when Anna Marie faces an organized marriage, she and Mozart flee Salzburg for Vienna, aiming to attain a place on the courtroom of Emperor Joseph II. Wolfgang has little downside scoring a efficiency earlier than the Emperor, and his place is nearly within the bag because of the assist of Joseph II’s sister Marie Antoinette who’s at courtroom to get together. When Wolfgang overdoses on laudanum, nevertheless, Anna Marie carried out disguised as Wolfgang donning a dramatic purple costume and face paint, fascinating the courtroom and drawing the envy of Mozart’s biggest rival, Antonio Salieri.
“However her daring stunt shortly will get uncontrolled,” the synopsis runs. “When Maria Anna convinces the Emperor to fee the primary German-language opera, she should shield her charade, juggle her brother’s unpredictability, and preserve her secret from the love of her life – who occurs to be none aside from Antonio Salieri,” it provides.
The six-hour drama stars as Maria Anna Havana Pleasure, who broke out in ZDFNeo vampire sequence “Love Sucks.” Eren M. Güvercin (“Skam Germany – Druck”) performs Wolfgang Mozart.
“Mozart Mozart” marks the newest sequence from Andreas Gutzeit, creator of smash hit “Sisi,” which has run to 4 seasoos. He serves as government producer, showrunner and head-author. Along with Swantje Oppermann (“Dignity”), he wrote the scripts for the sequence. Clara Zoë My-Linh von Arnim, director of Canneseries prime winner “The Zweiflers,” serves as director, Simon Dat Vu as director of images and Jessica De Rooij (“Sisi,” “Blood & Gold”) because the composer.
“The workforce didn’t wish to copy different well-known takes on the composer – least of all ‘Amadeus,’” von Arnim has mentioned. “As a substitute, they determined to indicate the siblings when they’re younger.”
“We satisfied our companions we needed to make this present additionally for younger individuals – one that would deliver them shut to those characters. We puzzled: ‘What would Mozart sound like in the present day, if he was a famous person?” Gutzeit informed Selection.
