SSIFF Review: Tim Roth Sifts Through the Past in ‘The Song of Names’

Music is a remarkably powerful stimulus, capable of transmitting the greatest emotions and stories across space and time. A number of excellent films this year have shown the power of music (most notably Portrait of a Lady on Fire – read our review). Another one joining that list is The Song of Names, which is indeed about “The Song of Names”, as the title indicates, from World War II. The film is described as an “emotional detective story spread over two continents and a half century”, though that’s not really the best description for it. The Song of Names is a moving Holocaust memorial film about a Polish Jewish violin prodigy named Dovidl who suddenly disappears in London just before a major concert, then is found again 35 years later by his British friend, living a much quieter life. It’s good! But it’s mostly bogged down by formulaic storytelling. ›››

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