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The Song of Names

Several years after his childhood friend, a violin prodigy, disappears on the eve of his first solo concert, an Englishman travels throughout Europe to find him.

Director

François Girard

Year

Genre

drama, music, mystery

Box Office

$1,077,584

Production

N/A

Awards

7 wins & 10 nominations

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BBC Radio Announcer

Martin (17-23)

Gilbert Simmonds

Stanley Townsend

Enid Simmonds

Young Helen

1951 Conductor

István Fazekas

Martin Simmonds

Helen Simmonds

Catherine McCormack

Mayor Froggatt

Jenny Burrows

Clarinet Girl

Cello Boy

Piano Accompanist

Piano Girl

Annamária Makai

Ellen Stemp

Peter Stemp

Martin (9-13)

Dovidl (9-13)

Professor Carl Flesch

Zygmunt Rapoport

Billy the Busker

Richard Bremmer

Milkman

Mr. Bailey

Bar Mitzvah Rabbi

Warsaw Taxi Driver

Dovidl (17-23)

Jonah Hauer-King

Asylum Nurse

Anna Wozniak

Magdalena Cielecka

Young Anna Wozniak

Mr. Feinman

Broche Rapoport

Zygmunt Rapoport (7)

Jesse Noah Gruman

Dovidl Rapoport

Katzenberg

Frumkin

Chaim Frumkin

Pinchasz Weisberger

Young Rebbe

Desk Clerk

Declan Hannigan

Security Man

1986 Conductor

Jack Martin Haendler

Orchestra Manager Sanderson

Tom Noble

Sabbathsong Klezmer Band

Sabbathsong Klezmer Band

Sabbathsong Klezmer Band

Sabbathsong Klezmer Band

Sándor Csányi

Sabbathsong Klezmer Band

Sabbathsong Klezmer Band

György Szentkirályi

Sabbathsong Klezmer Band

Sabbathsong Klezmer Band

Szabolcs Andrasics

Symphony Orchestra

Budapest Simfonietta

Jewish Woman

Hebrew Rabi

Kamil Lemieszewski

Railway Station Guard

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It is sometimes said
that both the shortest - The Song of Names

It is sometimes said that both the shortest

I already have, Father.
Mr. Sanderson's doing it again now. - The Song of Names

I already have, Father. Mr. Sanderson's doing it again ...

- Has anyone informed the police?
- It's too early for that. - The Song of Names

- Has anyone informed the police? - It's too early for ...

- He takes it everywhere. He takes it to the loo.
- Oh... Oh! - The Song of Names

- He takes it everywhere. He takes it to the loo. - Oh... Oh...

- Perhaps his watch stopped.
- A self-winding wristwatch does not stop. - The Song of Names

- Perhaps his watch stopped. - A self-winding wristwatch doe...

- Well, it does if you drop it.
- Might have got stuck in the traffic. - The Song of Names

- Well, it does if you drop it. - Might have got stuck in th...

Helen's right. He's probably walking here.
He likes walking in the rain. - The Song of Names

Helen's right. He's probably walking here. He like...

Peers of the realm, members of Parliament, - The Song of Names

Peers of the realm, members of Parliament,

He could be lying in a gutter somewhere, - The Song of Names

He could be lying in a gutter somewhere,

My lords, ladies, gentlemen, - The Song of Names

My lords, ladies, gentlemen,

Take your pills.
Don't wear the same shirt twice. Sell music. - The Song of Names

Take your pills. Don't wear the same shirt twice. Sell ...

You'll miss the train.
And the music competition. - The Song of Names

You'll miss the train. And the music competition.

And if the estimate for the roof arrives,
let me know as soon as possible. - The Song of Names

And if the estimate for the roof arrives, let me know as soo...

I have every confidence
that this year's finalists - The Song of Names

I have every confidence that this year's finalists

So without further ado, - The Song of Names

So without further ado,

Too many flourishes.
You are not Kreisler, young man. - The Song of Names

Too many flourishes. You are not Kreisler, young man.

You will teach him? He is genius. - The Song of Names

You will teach him? He is genius.

If your son accepts that he has still something to learn,
perhaps I can teach him. - The Song of Names

If your son accepts that he has still something to learn, pe...

If I can find somebody to take David,
I leave him here. - The Song of Names

If I can find somebody to take David, I leave him here.

Do you know of Jewish family, Mr. Simmonds? - The Song of Names

Do you know of Jewish family, Mr. Simmonds?

As it happens,
I do have a family in mind, Mr. Rapoport. - The Song of Names

As it happens, I do have a family in mind, Mr. Rapoport.

It isn't Jewish, but it is musical
and will cost you nothing. - The Song of Names

It isn't Jewish, but it is musical and will cost you no...

It is. My own son is David's age.
They would share a bedroom. - The Song of Names

It is. My own son is David's age. They would share a be...

I can promise you the tenets
of your religion will be fully respected, - The Song of Names

I can promise you the tenets of your religion will be fully ...

I don't want you in my room.
I like being on my own. - The Song of Names

I don't want you in my room. I like being on my own.

- It is not your choose.
- Wrong, clever. - The Song of Names

- It is not your choose. - Wrong, clever.

It is my "choose." - The Song of Names

It is my "choose."

You'll have to wear a yellow star,
and you'll be bashed up by brownshirts. - The Song of Names

You'll have to wear a yellow star, and you'll be b...

If I snore, I snore in tune. - The Song of Names

If I snore, I snore in tune.

Everything for you is "bit." - The Song of Names

Everything for you is "bit."

- You can't even talk proper English.
- Do you speak Polish? Russian? - The Song of Names

- You can't even talk proper English. - Do you speak Po...

- German? Yiddish? Hebrew?
- We're in England, stupid. - The Song of Names

- German? Yiddish? Hebrew? - We're in England, stupid.

You didn't give Peter the prize,
and now we're having this posh lunch. - The Song of Names

You didn't give Peter the prize, and now we're hav...

So you would've made Peter the winner then,
if it was up to you? - The Song of Names

So you would've made Peter the winner then, if it was u...

Well, I could help with
tuition during the holidays. - The Song of Names

Well, I could help with tuition during the holidays.

He'll never be a Heifetz, but he could make
a living with an orchestra or teaching. - The Song of Names

He'll never be a Heifetz, but he could make a living wi...

What did I tell you? I told
you you'd get discovered. - The Song of Names

What did I tell you? I told you you'd get discovered.

- That's very kind of you, sir.
- Where did you learn to play? - The Song of Names

- That's very kind of you, sir. - Where did you learn t...

I used to play the cinema queues up west,
when they had cinema queues. - The Song of Names

I used to play the cinema queues up west, when they had cine...

I was outside the Odeon, - The Song of Names

I was outside the Odeon,

"Oh, yeah?" I says. "Who from?" - The Song of Names

"Oh, yeah?" I says. "Who from?"

You never heard
nothing like it in your life. - The Song of Names

You never heard nothing like it in your life.

Crowd starts chucking half crowns,
10 bob notes. - The Song of Names

Crowd starts chucking half crowns, 10 bob notes.

- When was the last time you saw him?
- Important, is it? - The Song of Names

- When was the last time you saw him? - Important, is it?

He gave me a few lessons, - The Song of Names

He gave me a few lessons,

One day, he didn't turn up.
Never saw him again. - The Song of Names

One day, he didn't turn up. Never saw him again.

He said something about
going home to play for the ashes. - The Song of Names

He said something about going home to play for the ashes.

You should get some sleep, honey. - The Song of Names

You should get some sleep, honey.

I'll speak to you tomorrow, okay? - The Song of Names

I'll speak to you tomorrow, okay?

- Permission granted, old chap.
- He hasn't finished his dinner. - The Song of Names

- Permission granted, old chap. - He hasn't finished hi...

It was earlier reported that
in a big attack about 9:00, - The Song of Names

It was earlier reported that in a big attack about 9:00,

Special food for the genius,
and he doesn't even have to eat it. - The Song of Names

Special food for the genius, and he doesn't even have t...

If you'd like to take over preparing David's food,
you may have a say in whether he eats it. - The Song of Names

If you'd like to take over preparing David's...

My friends don't wet the bed. - The Song of Names

My friends don't wet the bed.

Considering the position his family is in, - The Song of Names

Considering the position his family is in,

That's a wicked thing
to say. Go to your room. - The Song of Names

That's a wicked thing to say. Go to your room.

Hitler alleging in his speech: - The Song of Names

Hitler alleging in his speech:

Professor Flesch isn't here.
I've been waiting an hour. - The Song of Names

Professor Flesch isn't here. I've been waiting an ...

He thinks the Waffen-SS are
coming over London Bridge. - The Song of Names

He thinks the Waffen-SS are coming over London Bridge.

Gilbert Simmonds.
I believe Professor Flesch has mentioned you. - The Song of Names

Gilbert Simmonds. I believe Professor Flesch has mentioned y...

Dovid Eli Rapoport, also of Warsaw. - The Song of Names

Dovid Eli Rapoport, also of Warsaw.

Mr. Wechsler is not recommending Einstein
as a violin teacher, David. - The Song of Names

Mr. Wechsler is not recommending Einstein as a violin teache...

Actually, Steiner's not a bad idea. - The Song of Names

Actually, Steiner's not a bad idea.

I do not need teacher. Only to practice. - The Song of Names

I do not need teacher. Only to practice.

Who will make sure you don't skip the
tricky bits when your fingers are hurting? - The Song of Names

Who will make sure you don't skip the tricky bits when ...

Well, then, if you're finished
demonstrating your maturity... - The Song of Names

Well, then, if you're finished demonstrating your matur...

Suppose some difficulty were to arise - The Song of Names

Suppose some difficulty were to arise

Whatever his reason for not turning up,
at least we know he wasn't dead. - The Song of Names

Whatever his reason for not turning up, at least we know he ...

Just because he was alive 30-odd years ago
doesn't mean he is now. - The Song of Names

Just because he was alive 30-odd years ago doesn't mean...

Finding David after half a lifetime
so he can crap all over you again? - The Song of Names

Finding David after half a lifetime so he can crap all over ...

If you'd lost a brother-- - The Song of Names

If you'd lost a brother--

Everything is a competition Read your Darwin - The Song of Names

Everything is a competition Read your Darwin

I'm tired, and I'm hungry,
and I need a bath, so... - The Song of Names

I'm tired, and I'm hungry, and I need a bath, so.....

- My fingers are hurting.
- They're supposed to. I'll tell him, Dov. - The Song of Names

- My fingers are hurting. - They're supposed to. I'...

Now you can see what you're doing.
Martin, how's the violin coming along? - The Song of Names

Now you can see what you're doing. Martin, how's t...

Good, good.
Well, you may as well keep at it - The Song of Names

Good, good. Well, you may as well keep at it

My sisters, my parents. - The Song of Names

My sisters, my parents.

- Oh, you lot took your bloody time.
- Yeah, well, we're here now. - The Song of Names

- Oh, you lot took your bloody time. - Yeah, well, we'r...

Who do you fancy?
The ace of clubs has the best tits. - The Song of Names

Who do you fancy? The ace of clubs has the best tits.

Looking at pictures of naked women
doesn't make you a man. - The Song of Names

Looking at pictures of naked women doesn't make you a m...

Neither does watching Shirley Smith undress
through binoculars. - The Song of Names

Neither does watching Shirley Smith undress through binocula...

Among other things, respecting the dead. - The Song of Names

Among other things, respecting the dead.

She probably went to bed planning to, - The Song of Names

She probably went to bed planning to,

And she ends up dead
in the rubble of her house. - The Song of Names

And she ends up dead in the rubble of her house.

Do you know how many
people died last night, Mottl? - The Song of Names

Do you know how many people died last night, Mottl?

Shot, bayonetted, blown up, - The Song of Names

Shot, bayonetted, blown up,

So tell me, little man from NW3, - The Song of Names

So tell me, little man from NW3,

All of them, or just the ones
I trip over the morning after? - The Song of Names

All of them, or just the ones I trip over the morning after?

This is a Nicolò Gagliano figlio. - The Song of Names

This is a Nicolò Gagliano figlio.

Many people think it's a tribute violin. - The Song of Names

Many people think it's a tribute violin.

The Song of Names poster

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Several years after his childhood friend, a violin prodigy, disappears on the eve of his first solo concert, an Englishman travels throughout Europe to find him.

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Director: François Girard

Writer: Jeffrey Caine, Norman Lebrecht

Production: N/A

Genre: drama, music, mystery

Year: 2019

MetaScore: 51/100

ImdbRating: 6.4

BoxOffice: $1,077,584

Released: 25 Dec 2019

Awards: 7 wins & 10 nominations

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Also watch: God on Trial, I Q, Angela's Ashes, Keep Watching, Where the Tracks End, An Officer and a Spy, Uncle Frank, Daughter of the Wolf, Drumline, The Life Ahead, Stan & Ollie, Chupa, Dangerous Minds