MONK, PANNONICA, AN AMERICAN STORY

MONK, PANNONICA, UNE HISTOIRE AMÉRICAINE

By Jacques GOLDSTEIN

A_BAHN - as PROD

Documentary - Completed 2021

When white aristocrat Pannonica de Koenigswater and brilliant black pianist Thelonious Monk meet, it upends societal beliefs in the 1950s. Thanks to a photo album and forgotten notes, the film narrates their intense connection, marked by black musicians’ struggle to get their art recognised.

Festivals
& Awards

FIPADOC 2022
Competition - Musical Documentary
    • Year of production
    • 2021
    • Genres
    • Documentary
    • Countries
    • FRANCE, LUXEMBOURG
    • Languages
    • FRENCH, ENGLISH
    • Duration
    • 54 mn
    • Director(s)
    • Jacques GOLDSTEIN
    • Synopsis
    • When white aristocrat Pannonica de Koenigswater and brilliant black pianist Thelonious Monk meet, it upends societal beliefs in the 1950s. Thanks to a photo album and forgotten notes, the film narrates their intense connection, marked by black musicians’ struggle to get their art recognised.