A wonderful movie. It shows the infinite possibilities for growing up teens. The magic that surrounds young women and men.
How Vera Brandes got her dreams fulfilled, hidden from her conservative parents, is one of the best coming-of-age movies, I have seen.
Every music lover must see Köln 75 anyway. But it should be the teens flocking to the cinemas to see it!
To see, what is possible with courage. To see, respect your parents, but don't trust them regarding your own dreams.
There is no other movie around that shows the strength of youth in such a positive way. The jazz musician Ronnie Scott (age 75 in the movie) has got the experience already - he knows what youth can achieve - and asks the 16 yo. Vera to organise his tour through Germany. And Vera takes the chance. And finally pays the Köln opera house 10000 DM to let Jarrett play close to midnight after the opera Lulu. The first jazz advent at the Köln Opera! After the evening opera on stage near midnight! Without great notice to the public!
Was this courage or craziness?
On that day everything went wrong and Jarrett did not want to play anymore. In the end he did it, because Vera begged him, to save her future. And Jarrett agreed. He, too, responded to the magic of youth.
Vera, we have to thank you! The Köln Concert is one of the most outstanding achievement by a musician. And we thank Manfred Eicher for recording it on a high quality level.
Typically, Ido Fluk did not get the rights for the music itself (which is typical for Jarrett and ECM). But this is pure luck for the movie. Because every music lover carries the tunes in his/her heart and from within the soundtrack plays along the whole movie anyway.
This movie aims low and goes high.
It is light hearted and deeply moving.
Anyone of young age: see it and get inspired for your future!!
Everybody else: see it, too!
Every jazz fan: see it!!
Everybody: don't miss it!
And nobody might miss it!
