Two-time Oscar-winning screenwriter Christopher Hampton (The Father, Dangerous Liaisons) is adapting Barnes’ novel for the screen, while the cast includes German actor August Diehl as Shostakovich and Oscar-nominee Andrea Riseborough as the composer’s wife Nina.
The Noise of Time will be co-produced by Germany’s zero one film, Poland’s Aurum Film and the UK-based Wildgaze Films.
The film follows Shostakovich’s stormy career, starting in 1936 when he fell foul of Stalin after his opera Lady Macbeth of Mtsensk was censured by the regime. The composer subsequently feared for his musical career as well as his safety.
Born in 1981, Komasa is a graduate of the National Film School in Poland’s Łódź. His credits include the Oscar-nominated Corpus Christi, Warsaw ’44, and The Hater.
The Noise of Time will be his international debut. The film is set to begin production in early 2025.
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