Paul Frey
Actor
Movies4
Movie6.7DramaMusicA psychological interpretation of the opera mixing in references to the history of Germany, Wagner’s life, German literature and philosophy. The action is centered on Wagner’s death mask. Kundry is the main character – one might read the film as the story of her redemption rather than that of Amfortas.
Parsifal
1982 · 12 votes
Movie8.3DocumentaryTV MovieThis film was prepared as a introduction to a series of opera broadcasts on German television. It depicts the behind-the-scenes manoeuvrings in preparation for the annual opera festival in Bayreuth.
Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik: Bayreuth vor der Premiere
The Transformation of the World Into Music
1996 · 3 votes
Movie7.0MusicRichard Wagner's opera Lohengrin staged in 1987 by Werner Herzog in Bayreuth.
Movie10.0Michael Hampe’s acclaimed production of Wagner’s comic opera tells a charming, human, romantic love story. And yet, at the same time, registers his protest against the narrow-minded critics and the prejudiced public who for so long refused him recognition.
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
1988 · 1 votes