DVD

El sistema / EuroArts Music presents ; a film by Paul Smaczny and Maria Stodtmeier ; produced by Paul Smaczny ; a production of EuroArts Music ; in co-production with Arte France, NHK, SF ; in cooperation with SVT [and others].

Smaczny, Paul. (director,, producer.). Stodtmeier, Maria, 1979- (director.). Abreu, Jos©Øe Antonio. (interviewee.). Di Polo, Frank. (interviewee.). Dudamel, Gustavo. (conductor,, interviewee.). Orquesta Sinf©Øonica Sim©Øon Bol©Øivar. (performer.). Sinf©Øonica Juvenil de Caracas. (performer.). Schweizer Fernsehen DRS. (producer.). Nihon H©Æos©Æo Ky©Æokai. (producer.). ARTE France. (producer.). Sveriges television. (producer.). EuroArts Music International GmbH. (Added Author).

Summary:

Venezuela has a unique system of music education, taking children from violent slums of Caracas and turns some of them into world-class musicians. Shows how Venezuelan visionary Jose Antonio Abreu has changed the lives of hundreds of thousands of children over the past three decades. Children from streets dominated by the gun battles of gang warfare are taken into music schools, given access to music, and taught how to build a better society.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Edition: Widescreen.
Publisher: [London] : Euro Arts, [2009]
Copyright: ©2009

Content descriptions

General Note:	Booklet (8 p. : ill.) in English, French, and Spanish inserted in container. Special features: Auditions for the National Children's Orchestra of Venezuela. "GLN 426005 1250090."--Container.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Editor, Steffen Herrmann ; camera, Michael Boomers, Christian Schulz.
Participant or Performer Note:	Interviews with the founders, Jos©Øe Antonio Abreu and Frank Di Polo, the conductor and music director, Gustavo Dudamel, and with multiple staff members, music instructors, and students of the Sistema ; fragments of music performances by Sim©Øon Bol©Øivar Youth Orchestra ; Caracas Children's Orchestra ; Gustavo Dudamel, conductor.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	DVD release of the 2009 documentary film.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD ; all regions ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; DTS 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 5.1 surround and PCM stereo.
Language Note:	In Spanish, with optional English, French, German, Spanish or Japanese subtitles.
Awards Note:	46th Golden Prague International Television Festival 2009, Grand Prix.