Nostalgia: The Music of Wim Statius Muller (2013) User Reviews

Great documentary about the life of a composer from Curacao

[info-822-291378 · 8/10 · 20 October 2013]

Really liked this documentary about the life the composer Wim Statius Muller of Curacao, who you also follow in his autumn years while he studies for one of the most difficult piano pieces written. Wim Statius Muller studied at Juilliard in New York and introduced the beautiful Curacao Waltz to the world. The maker of the documentary is also from Curacao and I was impressed because I understood this is his first documentary. It is interesting to see how he is still an accomplished pianist and how he is still very much respected by peers and former students. I hope the documentary will be shown during film festivals like the IDFA in Amsterdam because it paints an interesting picture of this mans life.

Wonderful documentary that needs a DVD release

[tonuccir · 10/10 · 30 August 2014]

Superb documentary about composer and pianist Wim Statius Muller, a man who puts the human in humanism. The film follows Mr. Muller's life and careers (in both music and the intelligence services) from youth to the present, with many insightful interviews with family, friends, and colleagues, and with much attention given to his 'Antillean Dances' for piano. These Antillean Dances are delightful piano works that evoke the spirit of the composer's native Curacao, and they instantly charm any listener who has at least a shred of human feeling.

'Nostalgia' is superb filmmaking, and I'm frustrated that this wonderful documentary is getting so little attention. I can understand the economic reasons for why there's no DVD release, but why not let Netflix add the film to its streaming selections? This film is never going to be a huge money maker, so wouldn't it be best to let it be seen by as many people as possible? Instead it is languishing unseen and unknown, and this is a sad waste.