Wagnerwahn

History/Biography, Germany 2013

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“The Wagner Files” is an innovative and dynamic fusion of music documentary, fictional film and animated cartoon. It critically introduces the life and musical creativity of one of the most famous – and arguably most controversial – German composers in a way that has never been done before. High quality, thought-provoking fictional scenes trace the complex and scandalous relationship between Richard Wagner (Samuel Finzi) and his second wife Cosima (Pegah Ferydoni). The scenes are shot in a modern setting, orchestrated with, and impassioned by, Wagner’s music, referring to classical Hollywood melodramas as direct successors of Wagner’s “Gesamtkunstwerk”.
89 min
HD
FSK 6
Audio language:
German

Awards

Montreal World Film Festival 2013 Audience Award, Best Documentary

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Director:

Ralf Pleger

Writer:

Ralf Pleger

Composer:

Richard Wagner

Producer:

Christian Beetz

Cast:

Samuel Finzi (Richard Wagner)

Pegah Ferydoni (Cosima Wagner)

Original title:

Wagnerwahn

Original language:

English

Format:

16:9 HD, Color

Age rating:

FSK 6

Audio language:

German