A WOMAN IN BERLIN

music for theater

Soundtrack composed by Jerome Baur - Suisse, 2016

SAMPLE

UNE FEMMES A BERLIN / A WOMAN IN BERLIN

- Show - 1h15 - Switzerland - 2016
Creation Based on the original work by Martha Hillers,
under the direction of actress Véronique Montel.
This gripping tale was performed on the stage of the Pulloff, in Lausanne.

I burst out laughing in the middle of all the crying: well, I'm alive, aren't I? Everything is forgotten in the end!

PLOT

1945, the Soviets seize women in Berlin as war booty. How to survive? How do you stand when defilement brings you to your knees?

This burning, sarcastic diary, written from April to June 1945, is of incredible vitality and was found in the rubble of Berlin.

In 1954, a first edition was published anonymously, which caused a scandal. The author refused to publish it until his death.

In 1968, photocopies of the work were circulated in Berlin's universities. Another scandal. The identity of the author, Marta Hillers, a journalist, was not revealed until 2006.

BACKSTAGES

For the main theme, I composed a song on a poem by Geuthe which tells the story of the relationship between a rose and a little boy who wants to pick it.

The rose begs him to leave her in peace, explaining that he has nothing to gain by seeing her get angry.

This theme seemed to me to make sense with the story of a woman in Berlin and it was my daughter, Gaia, who interpreted this song with great delicacy.

CREDIT

Directed by Séverine Bujard.
With Véronique Montel and Marco Calamandrei.
Original music and sound illustration: Jérôme Baur
Set design: Célia Zanghi.
Lighting: Jean-Phillippe Roy.
Make-up: Nathalie Mouchnino.
Stage manager: Patrick Guex.
Graphics: Victor Audétat
Translation: Françoise Wuilmart

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