Bad Boy Made Good — The Documentary

George Antheil and the Ballet mécanique are the
stars of an award-winning documentary film:

The revival of George Antheil's 1924 Ballet mécanique

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"A compelling look at a fascinating man— essential viewing for lovers of 20th century music and a great introduction for those of us whose tastes are less noisily inclined."
—New England Film Magazine (read the whole review…)

"A terrific film, perhaps the most original and interesting independent documentary I have screened this year."
-WETA-TV, Washington DC

"Outstanding. Absolutely fascinating."
-The Boston Phoenix

"Stimulating, informative, totally entertaining. A well-made documentary which everyone in music must see."
-The Audio Engineering Society

1st Prize Winner

ARTTRAIL
Cork, Ireland

International Scientific
Film Festival,
Budapest

Bronze TELLY
2003

Directed and Edited by Ron Frank
Produced and Written by Paul Lehrman
Narrated by Tony Kahn

featuring historic interviews with:

Charles Amirkhanian composer
Peter Antheil George's son
Michael Bates Yamaha Pianos
Henry Brant* composer
Stanley Burnshaw* poet
Mary E. Davis musicologist

Jeffrey Fischer conductor
Truman Rex Fisher* composer
William Holab (formerly) G. Schirmer
Benjamin Lees composer
Guy Livingston pianist
David Raksin* composer

(*died since they were interviewed for the film)

and music by:
Frederic Chopin
Paul Lehrman
Erik Satie
Igor Stravinsky
and of course, George Antheil

Recent screenings:

Wolfsonian Museum, Miami Beach, FL, December 2-11, 2007

Ex'pression College for Digital Arts, December 13, 2005
(with the San Francisco chapter of the AES)

International Scientific Film Festival, Budapest, Hungary • November 8, 2005

Festival, Ithaca, NY • January 28-30, 2005

The Flanders International Film Festival, Ghent, Belgium
October 7 & 9, 2004 (followed by the Léger Ballet mécanique)

Arttrail Soundworks Midsummer Festival,
Cork City, Ireland • June 22, 2004

Mabray "Doc" Kountze Film Festival, Medford, MA, June 10, 2006

Webster University, St. Louis, MO • November 10, 2005
(followed by the Léger Ballet mécanique)

The 119th convention of the Audio Engineering Society (AES)
New York, NY • October 9, 2005

The 117th convention of the Audio Engineering Society San Francisco, CA • October 28, 2004

Northern Lights Documentary Film Festival
Newburyport, Mass. • October 2, 2004

Tufts University, Medford, Mass.
Berklee College of Music, Boston, Mass.
University of Massachusetts Lowell
Hartt School, University of Hartford, Connecticut
Brandeis University, Waltham, Mass.
Trinity College of Music, Greenwich, UK