K.J. Yossman John Malkovich (“The New Pope”) is set to play legendary classical conductor Sergiu Celibidache in a new film titled “The Yellow Tie”, Variety can exclusively reveal.Based on a screenplay by the conductor’s son, Serge Ioan Celebidachi and James Olivier (“Octav”), the biopic will explore Celibidache’s life as one of the world’s most controversial conductors, alternatively considered a genius and a madman by the conventional classical music world.
Celebidachi (“Octav”) will also direct.Romanian-born Celibidache was thrown out of the family home as a teenager after revealing he planned to pursue a career in classical music.
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