Schubert : Die Winterreise - A Film by Petr Weigl / Brigitte Fassbaender (Mezzo-Soprano)

Schubert : Die Winterreise - A Film by Petr Weigl / Brigitte Fassbaender (Mezzo-Soprano)
by Peter Wiegl

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Actor: Brigitte Fassbaender
Director: Peter Wiegl
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: German (Original Language), PCM Stereo; English (Subtitled)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 69 minutes
DVD Release Date: 1999-07-27
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Image Entertainment

Movie Reviews of Schubert : Die Winterreise - A Film by Petr Weigl / Brigitte Fassbaender (Mezzo-Soprano)

Movie Review: Film and Music blending to create GREAT art
Summary: 5 Stars

OH MY GOODNESS! 10 stars! This ART film begins with the framework of a flawless interpretation of Schuberts work by mezzo Brigitte Fassbaender, and a brilliant and relevatory interpretation of the piano part (I can't find the name of the pianist). I found myself hearing phrasing in the piano that others simply have not found, and when you hear them, you just think - "that's it!"

That is merely the bones that this film is hung on. The pictures are the essence of film, a story with no dialogue, the stories are not literal interpretations off the lyrics at all, rather they are variations on the themes as told by a a narrator/nun with background figures that evoke a medeival tapestry come to life.

This is not meant to be literal, or a recital, it is a work of art springing from the music. I find that the various story lines give freshness to the original that can be to monolithically dark. The best element, to me, is that Weigl "gets" that this story is ultimately a story of regeneration and hope, and as that message of caring for others more than self makes perfect sense of the nun telling the story. Simply beautiful. Not a concert piece, so prepare yourself for an art show set to music. Not for everyone, but....Marvelous!

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Summary of Schubert : Die Winterreise - A Film by Petr Weigl / Brigitte Fassbaender (Mezzo-Soprano)

Directed by distinguished Czech filmmaker Petr Weigl, this dramatization of Schubert's masterwork Die Winterreise (The Winter Journey) is a song cycle beautifully interpreted by mezzo-soprano Brigitte Fassbaender. Die Winterreise is not an opera but a cycle of songs drawn from a series of poems and has been called Schubert's greatest legacy in a remarkably prolific career. The various human emotions conveyed by the songs are tantalizingly reflected and alluded to in a number of interwoven storylines linking the various travelers undertaking the "winter journey." Weigl created his film with an eye toward conceptual expression of theme and mood rather than merely illustrating the events of the stories. The music, as well as the visuals, evoke feelings of fear, grief, loneliness, unrequited love, and futility. Backed by a rhythmic, somber piano score, the vocalist narrates and serves as the voices of the various travelers in this haunting masterpiece. 69 minutes.

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