I just finished watching the Kultur 4 DVD set of this epic bio-pic, taken at a leisurely pace over five daily installments.
Tony Palmer directs a dream cast, headed by an inimitable Richard Burton as Richard Wagner.
Vittorio Storaro's sensitive cinematography on stunning European locations put this viewer immediately in that era. Too bad this transfer didn't get a digital remastering.
Sets & costumes are convincingly authentic.
Graham Bunn's exemplary editing spins an involving web of interest and keeps pace, seldom failing.
All in all, a compelling work of an expansive, complex musical genius.
Tony Palmer directs a dream cast, headed by an inimitable Richard Burton as Richard Wagner.
Vittorio Storaro's sensitive cinematography on stunning European locations put this viewer immediately in that era. Too bad this transfer didn't get a digital remastering.
Sets & costumes are convincingly authentic.
Graham Bunn's exemplary editing spins an involving web of interest and keeps pace, seldom failing.
All in all, a compelling work of an expansive, complex musical genius.