...But I Was a Girl: The Story of Frieda Belinfante
1999
1h 9min
Documentary
Music
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Overview
...But I Was a Girl: The Story of Frieda Belinfante tells the story of Frieda Belinfante (1905–1995), a remarkable woman who was the first female conductor to have her own symphony orchestra, first in Holland and later in OrangeCounty, California. Controversial, because of her sexuality, she showed a remarkably strong and positive will in everything she did. Born in a family of musicians in Amsterdam, she joined the resistance during World War II, then later fled to Switzerland. After the war she moved to the US where she resumed her musical career in the Hollywood studios, and formed her own symphony orchestra with Hollywood musicians. The story of Frieda’s lifeis told by herself, her older sister Renee, old students and friends, and illustrated by the places she lived, archive materials of her orchestras and some of her music.
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Who directed ...But I Was a Girl: The Story of Frieda Belinfante?
...But I Was a Girl: The Story of Frieda Belinfante was directed by Toni Boumans.
How long is ...But I Was a Girl: The Story of Frieda Belinfante?
...But I Was a Girl: The Story of Frieda Belinfante runs for 1h 9min, and was released in 1999.
