Frank Cassenti

Películas

Kurt Elling - Festival Jazz a Saint-Germain-des-Pres, Paris
Directing Lighting Artist
Angelo Debarre - Manoir de Mes Rêves
Director
Angelo Debarre meets his friends for a tribute to the culture of Travellers. Since Django Reinhardt, which is celebrated 100 years, until today, this rich music that thrilled several generations. His strength is always reinventing itself. This beautiful tribute takes place around the “fire” in a caravan decor (set created for the show). He is talking about the past and future by remembering the fabulous legacy of Django: spiritual father of gypsy jazz.
Le testament d'un poète juif assassiné
Writer
This somber drama chronicles the writings of Paltiel Kossover (Michel Jonasz), a Rumanian Jew who was incarcerated in a Stalinist prison. Zupanev (Erland Josephson) is a sympathetic court registrar who smuggles the documents and later presents them to the poet's son Grisha (Vincent David).
Le testament d'un poète juif assassiné
Director
This somber drama chronicles the writings of Paltiel Kossover (Michel Jonasz), a Rumanian Jew who was incarcerated in a Stalinist prison. Zupanev (Erland Josephson) is a sympathetic court registrar who smuggles the documents and later presents them to the poet's son Grisha (Vincent David).
Archie Shepp: Je suis jazz... c'est ma vie
Director
Jazz legend Archie Shepp toplines this unique and informative documentary. It intercuts performance footage of Shepp with interviews where he speaks candidly about such topics as Jazz's African origins, the genre's "revolutionary" purpose, and the social isolation of African Americans today.
Mystery Mister Ra
Director
Sun Ra, Archie Shepp and company in concert in Paris, 1984. Documents performances and rehearsals in Paris, France, 1984. It includes the compositions "Love in Outer Space," "Nuclear War," and "1984" by Sun Ra and the standards "Tea for Two" and "Blue Lou," as well as interviews with Sun Ra and Archie Shepp.
The Song of Roland
Writer
Francia, Edad Media. Los comediantes que se dirigen en peregrinación hacia Santiago de Compostela recitan La Chanson de Roland a los aldeanos que se van encontrando en las diversas etapas del camino.
The Song of Roland
Director
Francia, Edad Media. Los comediantes que se dirigen en peregrinación hacia Santiago de Compostela recitan La Chanson de Roland a los aldeanos que se van encontrando en las diversas etapas del camino.
L'Affiche rouge
Director
A company wants to make a play about Mont Valerien resistant fighters who were shot by the Nazis and the French collaborators.
Salut, voleurs!
Director
In this French crime caper film, a young misfit (Jacques Higelin) who has grown tired of his job as a bank teller deliberately gets fired. When some underworld characters ask him to share the layout of the bank so that they can more effectively rob it, he does. He also joins in the robbery. But when members of the gang start shooting at one another, it becomes clear that he is definitely in over his head.