Actor Ben Schnetzer is a US actor who learned his craft in a London drama school when he moved to the UK and has appeared in films as diverse as ‘Pride’ and ‘Warcraft’. His latest film is The Yellow Tie where he plays the young Romanian conductor Sergiu Celibidache (John Malkovich plays him as an older man).
The film follows the extraordinary life of conductor Sergiu Celibidache…..from his childhood in Romania, to his exile in pursuit of a career in music, his struggle for survival in wartime Germany and his rise, fall and rise again, in an unimaginable life journey.
We chatted to actor Ben Schnetzer about synchronizing his performance with John Malkovich, learning to conduct an orchestra, play the piano and speak German and being directed by his characters real life son!
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Here’s our chat with Ben about The Yellow Tie….
