| Description |
2 videodisc (DVD)s (approximately 296 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. 1 booklet ([8] pages : color illustrations ; 18 cm) |
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Edition Filmmuseum ; 33 |
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Edition Filmmuseum (Series) ; 33
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| Contents |
[Disc 1]. Richard Wagner und das Ruinengesetz in der Musik (1990-2007, 50 min.) -- "80,000 Opern!" (1994-2006, 33 min.) -- "Wovon man nicht sprechen kann, davon muss man singen!" (1998-2006, 12 min.) -- Der Opern-Arzt (2007, 24 min.) -- Der Kunst weiht' ich mein Leben (2007, 15 min.) |
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[Disc 2]. Das Phänomen der Oper (1998-2007, 21 min.) -- Sopran gegen Bass (1997-2006, 47 min.) -- Finsterlinge singen Bass (2002, 24 min.) -- Die Stumme von Portici (1998, 14 min.) -- Tanz auf dem Vulkan (2001, 10 min.) -- Die Sintflut (1999, 8 min.) |
| Summary |
Two feature films and five shorts created by the noted German producer and director Alexander Kluge |
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"The Power Station of Emotions [Das Kraftwerk der Gefühle]: For over 400 years, musical theatre has accompanied all the virtues and flaws of modern society. Here we cover Wagner, the relationship between the earliest operas (Monteverdi, Cavalli) to the modern modern (Nono, Lachenmann, Rihm) -- and also Mozart, an operatic doctor, a chamber singer as the user of doping substances and rarities by Portici and Bizet"--Container |
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"Villains Sing Bass [Finsterlinge singen Bass]: Why do male figures in opera kill the sopranos? For what reasons is Evil always given the best melodies? The beauty of opera lies in these relationships and interconnections. The 80,000 operas in existence form one single score which accompanies the past 400 years of society like a distorted mirror: This is the thesis propounded in Xaver Holtzmann's imaginary opera guide"--Container |
| Notes |
Title from container |
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Titles on discs: disc 1: Das Kraftwerk der Gefühle : Deutschland 1900-2007 = Germany 1900-2007; disc 2: Finsterlinge singen Bass : Deutschland 1997-2007 |
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"Eine Präsentation der Film & Kunst GmbH in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Filmmuseum München und dem Goethe-Institut."--Container |
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Presented in TV format 4:3; original format 1.37:1 |
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Includes booklet with texts by Alexander Kluge in German and English |
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DVD-ROM on disc 1 includes : Facts & Fakes 2/3: Herzblut trifft Kunstblut. Erster imaginärer Opernführer ; Zwischenmusik für Grosse Gesangsmaschinen ; Lohengrin in Leningrad ; Die Götterdämmerung in Wien ; Heiner Müllers letzte Worte über die Funktion des Theaters ; Liebe, daran erkenntlich, dass sie den Vorteil des Anderen ins Auge fasst |
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DVD (PAL); region code 0; Dolby digital 2.0 (mono) |
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In German with optional English, Chinese, French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian subtitles |
| Subject |
Opera -- 20th century.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films
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Experimental films
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Video recordings.
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| Author |
Kluge, Alexander, 1932-
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Hoffmann, Jutta, 1941-
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Mueller-Stahl, Armin, 1930-
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Breuer, Marita.
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Zech, Rosel, 1942-2011.
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Münchner Stadtmuseum. Abteilung Film.
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Goethe-Institut (Munich, Germany)
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Kulturstiftung des Bundes.
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Edition Filmmuseum (Firm)
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