Beowulf
by Stellan Olsson
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Actor: Benjamin BagbyDirector: Stellan Olsson
Brand: KOCH ENT.
Cinematographer: Mats Harryson
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.78:1
Running Time: 98 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-02-13
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Koch Vision
Product features:
- One of Europe s greatest epics, the story of King Hrothgar, the monster Grendel and the hero Beowulf has been passed down in written form for hundreds of generations. In this remarkable oneman tour de force, Benjamin Bagby (co-founder and director of the Sequentia ensemble for medieval music), accompanying himself on an Anglo-Saxon harp, delivers this gripping tale in the original Old English as i
Movie Reviews of Beowulf
Movie Review: Stunning performance
Summary: 4 Stars
We purchased this copy of Beowulf after seeing a live performance locally by Benjamin Bagby sponsored by the Kansas City Friends of Chamber. The local performance was absolutely wonderful. The recording is excellent, but nothing beats live performance. If you have never seen a solo performance of Beowulf, you will find this to be a great purchase. If you get the chance to see Benjamin Bagby in person, make sure to attend. It will be unforgettable.
Summary of Beowulf
Finally, the long awaited recording is made! Since 1990, Benjamin Bagby has been performing the great epic Beowulf at major festivals and venues around the world. Now we have his remarkable performance on DVD, beautifully filmed by the award-winning Swedish director Stellan Olsson.While Beowulf has come down to us as literature, as a written poem, the epic's pre-literate medieval audience would have known it through the performance of a scop, a bardic storyteller, as Bagby presents himself here. In this one-man tour de force Bagby accompanies himself on an Anglo-Saxon harp. Using the entire range of his voice, he delivers this gripping tale in Old English, as it could have been experienced more than one thousand years ago.
This is a performance which speaks to the lovers of Beowulf and oral epic, early music enthusiasts, Tolkien fans, medievalists, and anyone searching for virtuoso storytelling or a glimpse into the fascinating beginnings of the English language.
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