03 About the film
Plot 1：A six-part French tv series first broadcast in 1979, each episode of Orient Express focuses on a different tale of a journey on the legendary train; each one is set between the outbreak of the First World War and the outbreak of the Second. (IMDB)
Plot2 (EN Online translate) Friday 04/01/1980 at 20.55 on Tv2, the first of the 6 episodes of the screenplay was aired
Orient Express by Claude Barma, Screenplay: Pierre Jean Remy, Directed by Daniele D'Anza - Marcel Moussy. A Production: RAI - Antenne 2 - RadioTelevision Suisse Romande - Polyphon - Bayerischer Rundfunk.
With Philippe Leroy, Umberto Orsini, Lina Sastri, Rada Rassimov, Capucine, Jacques Perrin, Mismy Farmer, Rossano Brazzi, Carla Gravina, Bruno Cremer, Peter Boom, Paolo Bonacelli, Antonella Interlenghi.
Each of the six episodes of the screenplay has as its title, the name of a woman who will be the protagonist of the episode, and cover a period of time ranging from 1914 to 1939; in each there will be a different story, but they have in common the famous train of the East.
Maria, Jenny, Antonella, Wanda, Jane, Helene.
(IT Original ) Venerdì 04/01/1980 alle 20.55 su Tv2, andava in onda la prima delle 6 puntate dello sceneggiato Orient Express di Claude Barma, Sceneggiatura: Pierre Jean Remy, Regia: Daniele D'Anza - Marcel Moussy. Una Produzione: RAI - Antenne 2 - RadioTelevision Suisse Romande - Polyphon - Bayerischer Rundfunk. Con Philippe Leroy, Umberto Orsini, Lina Sastri, Rada Rassimov, Capucine, Jacques Perrin, Mismy Farmer, Rossano Brazzi, Carla Gravina,Bruno Cremer, Peter Boom, Paolo Bonacelli, Antonella Interlenghi. Ognuna delle sei puntate dello sceneggiato ha come titolo, il nome di una donna che sarà protagonista dell’episodio, e coprono un arco di tempo che va dal 1914 al 1939; in ognuna ci sarà una storia diversa, ma che in comune hanno il famoso treno dell’Oriente. Maria, Jenny, Antonella, Wanda, Jane, Helene. (YT)
Plot 3： (S1E03) In the 1920s, Italy was under the dark rule of fascism. In April 1926, Mussolini was attempted to assassinate, and the black shirt army arrested people everywhere. The domestic situation in Italy was severe. At this time, Professor Peter Charlotte of the University of London, England, paid a visit to Venice by the Orient Express for academic research. When Cooper Antonella, a student of Italian descent who was accompanying him as a temporary assistant, visited her Italian brother Marco, he found out that Marco was being pursued for his involvement in the anti fascist movement. Although Professor Charlotte sought help from several of his old friends (consuls, police chief) for this, they were all rejected. Finally, Marco was killed by the Black Shirt Army during the pursuit (compiled by this website) |
04 Music Comment
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The soundtrack to ORIENT-EXPRESS was an afternoon rush job, put together from pre-existing material. Some of the pieces had already been released before, others were taken off the shelf.
ORIENT-EXPRESS – TV mini-series – 6 episodes of 52 minutes each
Director of episodes 1 (Maria), 2 (Jenny), 3 (Antonella): Daniele D'Anza (1922-1984)
Director of episodes 4 (Jane), 5 (Hélène): Marcel Moussy (1924-1995)
Director of episode 6 (Wanda): Bruno Gantillon (1944-)
Broadcast by Antenne 2 (France), from 14 December 1979 to 18 January 1980.
Broadcast by RAI 2 (Italy), from 4 January to 8 February 1980.
Composer, Orchestrator: Ennio Morricone – Opening credits
Voice (track 18 on 2004 CD): Edda Dell'Orso (birth name: Edda Sabatini) (1935-) – Closing credits
Vocals (tracks 4 and 8): Maria Rigel Tonini (aka Tonini Maria Rigel)
Lyricist (tracks 4 and 8): Franca Evangelisti (stage name: Evy Angeli) (1935-)
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3:26 – 02 – Orient Express (from PER LE ANTICHE SCALE, 1975)
1:11 – 03 – Suspence (from SPASMO, 1974)
1:23 – 07 – Suspence (from SPASMO, 1974)
2:04 – 11 – Sequenza musicale (from SPASMO, 1974)
1:53 – 13 – Sequenza musicale (from SPASMO, 1974)
2:00 – 16 – Che senso ha (0:00 to 2:00) (from SPASMO, 1974)
3:13 – 18 – Le train (from 'SPAZIO 1999', 1975) – Play: mp3
3:26 – 19 – Orient Express (identical to track 2) (from PER LE ANTICHE SCALE, 1975)
Tracks 11 and 13 in mono – All other tracks in stereo. (CHIMAI)
02（Original EN）A six-part French tv series first broadcast in 1979, each episode of Orient Express focuses on a different tale of a journey on the legendary train; each one is set between the outbreak of the First World War and the outbreak of the Second. Ennio Morricone provided the music. Morricone’s score is everything you might imagine – at times romantic, at times suspenseful, always evocative. The score is essentially built from two themes, as one may discern from the tracklisting – 18 of the 19 tracks are called either “Che Senso Ha” or “Orient Express”. But that’s a little misleading – this isn’t one of those Morricone albums where the same piece of music is repeated over and over again. He sends the first theme through many different variations, and some of the tracks labelled “Orient Express” seem to have no relationship with each other at all.
They’re both gorgeous themes. “Che Senso Ha” is given a couple of vocal arrangements (sung by Maria Rigel Tonini); a few Dixieland-style arrangements (yes, really); but most Morricone enthusiasts will take most pleasure from the stunning arrangements for solo piano and the piece de resistance, the orchestral version which opens the album. The other theme, “Orient Express”, is also stunning in its orchestral arrangement. Some of the later pieces which share its name are actually ear-splitting pieces of suspense music, extraordinarily unsettling – and, as with most such Morricone, a hard slog indeed for the listener. Finally, there’s “Le Train”, a beautiful theme (with a slight pop beat) given the unmistakable Edda dell’Orso treatment. It’s not a classic piece of Morricone/dell’Orso, but it is of course worth hearing – many times! This 2004 CD marked the first time anything apart from “Le Train” and an orchestral arrangement of the “Orient Express” theme had been released at all; and the prettiness of the melodic material makes it well worth seeking out (Here)
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