Musical Moment

The film constructs its entire existence around the primacy of Schubert's piano pieces, using the visual as a precise, rhythmic accompaniment to the pre-existing score. It explores the nascent idea of cinema not just illustrating a story, but directly translating musical emotion into moving image.

What lingers after the brief runtime is a sense of witnessing a foundational experiment, a pure and early attempt to marry sight and sound into a new sensory language. — MovieFinder Editorial