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Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey
1995 · Film · documentary · 83 min
Directed by Steven M. Martin
After escaping Russia's communist revolution, Léon Theremin travels to New York, where he pioneers the field of electronic music with his synthesizer. But at the height of his popularity, Soviet agents kidnap and force him to develop spy technology.
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The highly-entertaining 1993 documentary "Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey" [1] devotes much attention to Clara Rockmore [2], an incredible figure I'm glad to see is a subject of this new film. I think it's fair to say Leon Theremin wouldn't have made it far without her.
1: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108323
2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clara_Rockmore
There's a great 80-minute documentary about Theremin – I heartily recommend it. The highlight is a very trippy interview with Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys -- the interview really has to be seen to be believed:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_0WmqnC6eA
Looks like the documentary is no longer on Netflix, but it is on Amazon Prime streaming. Rotten Tomatoes for the movie:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/theremin_an_electronic_odyssey
A great documentary on the inventor:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin:_An_Electronic_Odyssey