Beyond the Grace Note examines the hard climb to the podium faced by women conductors today. Leading female conductors open up for the first time about the struggles they faced throughout their careers and how their love of music saved them in this difficult and competitive profession.

Orchestra Rehearsal

1978

Italian

7.1

♡ 12

78%

Federico Fellini Director

Rolando De Santis as Bartender

Umberto Zuanelli as Copyist

David Maunsell as First violin

Franco Trevisi as Franco

An orchestra assembles for a rehearsal in an ancient chapel under the inquisitive eyes of a TV documentary crew, but an uprising breaks out.

The Hidden Face

2011

Spanish

7.3

♡ 24

73%

Andrés Baiz Director

Quim Gutiérrez as Adrián

Clara Lago as Belén

Alexandra Stewart as Emma

Martina García as Fabiana

A Spanish orchestra conductor deals with the mysterious disappearance of his girlfriend.

Days of Happiness

2023

French

6.5

♡ 4

Chloé Robichaud Director

Joseph Antaki as Curé

Christian Paul as Membre de la direction

Vincent Leclerc as Philippe Sivigny

Yves Jacques as Yves

Emma, a talented conductor and rising star on the Montreal scene, has a complicated relationship with her father and agent Patrick. She has to face up to her emotions and decide whether she wants to successfully combine her career with her love affair with Naëlle, a recently separated cellist and mother of a young son.

Hidden Face

2024

Korean

6.2

♡ 6

Dae-woo Kim Director

Park Sung-Geun as Purser

Seung-heon Song as Seong-jin

Mi-Kyung Cha as Seong-jin's Mother

Yeo-jeong Jo as Soo-yeon

Su-yeon, a cellist in an orchestra led by her fiancé and conductor Sung-jin, disappears one day, leaving behind only a video recording. Sung-jin is devastated over the loss of Su-yeon, but feels a strong attraction to Mi-ju, a cellist who fills in for his fiancée. Then one rainy night, Sung-jin and Mi-ju get swept away by their mutual desires for each other and commit an unforgivable act at Su-yeon’s house. Meanwhile, Su-yeon, who is thought to have gone missing, remains trapped in a secret room inside her house, and watches the naked truth unravel before her.

The Marching Band

2024

French

7.4

♡ 2

95%

Action

adopted

brother brother relationship

Emmanuel Courcol Director

Anne-Sophie Lapix as Anne-Sophie Lapix

Clémence Massart-Weit as Claudine

Sarah Suco as Sabrina

Benjamin Lavernhe as Thibaut Desormeaux

Unfaithfully Yours

1948

English

7.4

♡ 5

100%

older man younger woman relationship

Preston Sturges Director

Colin Kenny as Concert Attendee

Harry Carter as Reporter

Rex Harrison as Sir Alfred De Carter

Frank Mills as Stage Hand

Before he left for a brief European visit, symphony conductor Sir Alfred De Carter casually asked his staid brother-in-law August to look out for his young wife, Daphne, during his absence. August has hired a private detective to keep tabs on her. But when the private eye's report suggests Daphne might have been canoodling with his secretary, Sir Alfred begins to imagine how he might take his revenge.

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