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Parsifal

  • 19821982
  • PGPG
  • 4h 15m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
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Parsifal (1982)
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Richard Wagner's last opera has remained controversial since its first performance for its unique, and, for some, unsavory blending of religious and erotic themes and imagery. Based on one o... Read allRichard Wagner's last opera has remained controversial since its first performance for its unique, and, for some, unsavory blending of religious and erotic themes and imagery. Based on one of the medieval epic romances of King Arthur and the search for the holy grail (the chalice... Read allRichard Wagner's last opera has remained controversial since its first performance for its unique, and, for some, unsavory blending of religious and erotic themes and imagery. Based on one of the medieval epic romances of King Arthur and the search for the holy grail (the chalice touched by the lips of Christ at the last supper), it recounts over three long acts how a... Read all
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
301
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  • Director
    • Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
  • Writer
    • Richard Wagner(libretto)
  • Stars
    • Edith Clever
    • Martin Sperr
    • Robert Lloyd
  • Director
    • Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
  • Writer
    • Richard Wagner(libretto)
  • Stars
    • Edith Clever
    • Martin Sperr
    • Robert Lloyd
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    • 12User reviews
    • 3Critic reviews
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 1 nomination

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    Edith Clever
    Edith Clever
    • Kundry
    Martin Sperr
    • Titurel
    Robert Lloyd
    • Gurnemanz
    Michael Kutter
    • Parsifal 1
    Karin Krick
    • Parsifal 2
    Aage Haugland
    • Klingsor
    Armin Jordan
    • Amfortas
    Rudolph Gabler
    • Gralsritter
    Urban von Klebelsberg
    • Gralsritter
    Bruno Romani-Versteeg
    • Gralsritter
    Monika Gärtner
    • Knappen
    • (as Monika Gaertner)
    Thomas Fink
    • Knappen
    David Meyer
    • Knappen
    Judith Schmidt
    • Knappen
    Anahita Farroschad
    • Klingsors Zaubermädchen, Höchste und mittlere Höhen
    Miriam Feldman
    • Klingsors Zaubermädchen, Höchste und mittlere Höhen
    Johanna Fink
    • Klingsors Zaubermädchen, Höchste und mittlere Höhen
    Alexandra Grünberg
    • Klingsors Zaubermädchen, Höchste und mittlere Höhen
    • Director
      • Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
    • Writer
      • Richard Wagner(libretto)
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    • Trivia
      Among the severed heads at the base of the broken phallus in Klingsor's castle (symbolizing the self-castration that gave the wizard his powers) are those of Karl Marx, Wagner himself, and also Friedrich Nietzsche, who was one of Wagner's most devoted champions until he broke with him over this very opera. He despised Christianity as a "slave" religion and thought Wagner had caved in to bourgeois morality.
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    Good Wagner, insipid Syberberg
    Today (1994), the "Recommendations" associated with Parsifal was: "If you like this title, we also recommend... Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)". Well, if you liked "Indiana Jones", you may not necessarily enjoy this movie.

    A rather laborious staging. All those supposedly clever references about nazism, sexual ambivalence and all that are heavily pounded upon, although they do not present the slightest interest.

    Still, the libretto's poetry is intense and beautiful, and the music is probably superb (the soundtrack of the Brussels cinematheque copy is in tatters)
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    • ignatius_reilly
    • Mar 18, 2004

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    • Release date
      • May 1982 (West Germany)
    • Countries of origin
      • West Germany
      • France
    • Language
      • German
    • Also known as
      • パルジファル
    • Filming locations
      • Bavaria Studios, Bavariafilmplatz 7, Geiselgasteig, Grünwald, Bavaria, Germany
    • Production companies
      • TMS Film GmbH
      • Bayerischer Rundfunk (BR)
      • Gaumont
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    • Budget
      • DEM 3,000,000 (estimated)
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    • Runtime
      4 hours 15 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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