4 (2007)

Name: 4
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2007-08-02

1h 28m

Running Time

Plot.

In four corners of the globe, in each of the four seasons, four outstanding violinists guide us on an extraordinary journey through their four distinct homelands. From the springtime blossoms of Japan, into the blistering heat and thunderstorms of an Australian summer; from a joyful autumn in New York, to the unforgiving cold and human warmth of a Finnish winter. The resonant and much-loved music of Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons and the timeless stories they tell, form the backbone to this bold and engaging celebration of friendship, homeland and the cycles of life.

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Cast & Crew.

Sayaka Shoji

Self - Spring

Niki Vasilakis

Self - Summer

Cho-Liang Lin

Self - Autumn

Pekka Kuusisto

Self - Winter

Tim Slade

Director / Writer

Joanna Buggy

Writer

Antonio Vivaldi

Musician

Pieter De Vries

Cinematographer

Lindi Harrison

Editor

Details.

Release Date
August 2, 2007

Status
Released

Running Time
1h 28m

Budget
$550,000

Genres
Documentary Music

Last updated: 2025-02-16

This Movie Is About.

classical music

four seasons

music documentary

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Wiki.

4 is a 2007 Australian documentary film directed by Tim Slade exploring Antonio Vivaldi's The Four Seasons through the eyes of four violinists in four countries. Each musician represents a season appropriate to his or her country: Sayaka Shoji plays Spring in Japan, Niki Vasilakis plays Summer in Australia, Cho-Liang Lin plays Autumn in the United States, and Pekka Kuusisto plays Winter in Finland.

The film was nominated for two Australian Film Institute Awards, an International Documentary Association Award, as well as awards at the Banff World Television Festival. It won several awards, including a Gold Hugo in Chicago. It has sold to more than 20 international broadcasters and screened at more than 25 international film festivals.

It screened on NHK in Japan in December 2010, and on PBS stations in the US in May 2011, and continues to sell via DVD in Australia, New Zealand and the United States, as well as via online sales.