The Unassailable Pianist – Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli

Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli’s uncompromising and unsurpassed excellence as pianist has made him a myth. For Michelangeli’s 100th birthday, the first major film portrait of this head-strong piano titan is to be shown. For 30 years, we have been collecting documents and material about the unapproachable maestro. Just as Michelangeli was a seeker, the film, too, is a thrilling search for traces. Step by step the audience gradually draws nearer to the myth Michelangeli. The audience experiences an extremely painstaking path to a pursued ideal, sensing the artist’s risk of failing to meet his own demands.