Tony Palmer's Film of O, Fortuna
by Tony Palmer
List Price:
Our Price: $19.25
You Save: $0.74 (4%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $17.46 (click here)
Category: DVD
See more DVD releases
Buy this DVD movie at online store in your country
Canada
Canada
DVD Cover Information
Actor: Clara Huber, Jeanne Bull, Kate Baxter, Kurt Eichhorn, Susan ChilcottDirector: Tony Palmer
Brand: Koch International
Editor: Tony Palmer
Producer: Korbinian Mayer
Producer: Mike Bluett
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 115 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2009-05-05
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Tony Palmer Films
Movie Reviews of Tony Palmer's Film of O, Fortuna
Movie Review: A window into the legacy of an unappreciated composer
Summary: 5 Stars
What makes this DVD different from many others about composers is the large amount of video footage available showing Carl Orff, the times, and performances of his work. Before watching this DVD I knew little about Carl Orff or his music beyond Carmina Burana. After watching this DVD, I feel that his music deserves to be better known and bought a number of CDs of his non Carmina Burana music. At a deeper level this DVD deals with the issues of accommodation -- how does one survive and pursue their passion (composing) when the world one knows is dissolving around them. Though Tony Palmer does not do this with a hammer, the themes of accommodation, survival and guilt are recurrent. The film is beautifully done. The interposition of interview, background images and performance provide a strong forward motion that maintains interest. I watched this DVD twice. I watched it once and then immediately watched it again, I found it that interesting.
Summary of Tony Palmer's Film of O, Fortuna
The true story of CARMINA BURANA, the ever-popular masterpiece performed in Orff?s original orchestration and sounding is utterly different from what we normally hear. It forms the backbone of Tony Palmer?s explosive film about composer Carl Orff, a man tormented with guilt about his mendacious and tragic behavior during Hitler?s Germany. This film will change forever our understanding of this tormented soul. This documentary features an interview with Carl Orff before he passed away as well as interviews with three of his wives and his daughter.Similar DVD Movies
Keeping Score- Ives: Holidays SymphonyPBS; Release date: 2009-11-10; DVD
Best price: $18.35
Price in other shops:
Schubert: Greatest Love & Greatest SorrowNaxos OF America INC; Release date: 2005-08-16; DVD
Best price: $199.99
Gustavo Dudamel: Live from Salzburg - Beethoven/ MussorgskyUniversal Studios; Release date: 2009-09-29; DVD
Best price: $11.47
Price in other shops:
Tony Palmer's Film of Parsifal: Search for GrailE1 Entertainment; Release date: 2010-09-07; DVD
Best price: $12.48
Price in other shops:
O Thou Transcendent: The Life of Ralph Vaughan WilliamsNaxos OF America INC; Release date: 2008-02-26; DVD
Best price: $13.76
Price in other shops:
Tony Palmer's Classic Film: Brahms & LittleKoch; Release date: 2010-09-07; DVD
Best price: $13.43
Price in other shops:
Wagner - The Complete EpicKultur; Release date: 2005-04-26; DVD
Best price: $319.98
Purcell - Dido and Aeneas, Royal Opera HouseRelease date: 2009-11-17; DVD
Best price: $20.72
Price in other shops:
Leonard Bernstein: Omnibus - The Historic TV BroadcastsKoch International; Release date: 2010-01-26; DVD
Best price: $26.98
Price in other shops:
Tony Palmer's Film About Hector Berlioz: I, BerliozKoch International; Release date: 2009-10-13; DVD
Best price: $12.20
Price in other shops: