The extraordinary story of what happened to Felix Mendelssohn's music and reputation under the Nazis, told by Sheila Hayman, award-winning director and descendant of Mendelssohn's sister Fanny. 

'Writer-director Sheila Hayman's articulate, radiantly intelligent film' (Financial Times) 

This entrancing film succeeded as a personal and justifiably proud celebration' (Scotsman)  

'A tangled tale...presented absolutely compellingly by Sheila Hayman' (Guardian)  

'A fascinating film that tells how, despite its best efforts, the Third Reich could not extinguish Germany's love of Mendelssohn's work' (Observer)

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