Parsifal (1982)
A 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.
- Date of release
- 1982-04-30
- TMDB
- 6.7 / 10 (12)
- Runtime
- 4h 5m
- Genres
- Drama, Music
- Director
- Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Casting
- Armin Jordan — Amfortas
- Wolfgang Schöne — Amfortas (voice)
- Martin Sperr — Titurel
- Hans Tschammer — Titurel (voice)
- Robert Lloyd — Gurnemanz
- Michael Kutter — Parsifal 1
- Karin Krick — Parsifal 2
- Reiner Goldberg — Parsifal (voice)
- Aage Haugland — Klingsor
- Edith Clever — Kundry
- Yvonne Minton — Kundry (voice)
- Rudolf Gabler — Gralsritter
Interesting facts
- Based on: Parsifal
Parsifal is a 1982 West German-French opera film directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg, based on the opera of the same name by Richard Wagner. It was shown out of competition at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival and ranks No. 8 in Cahiers du Cinéma's Annual Top 10 Lists in 1982.
Production
Prior to making Parsifal, Hans-Jürgen Syberberg had made three films which bring up the subject of Richard Wagner: Ludwig: Requiem for a Virgin King from 1972, The Confessions of Winifred Wagner from 1975 and Hitler: A Film from Germany from 1977. The Confessions of Winifred Wagner had upset the descendants of Wagner, which had the effect that Syberberg was not allowed to use any existing recording of the opera for the soundtrack of Parsifal.
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