Hans Jürgen Syberberg and his film of Wagner's Parsifal / Solveig Olsen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Olsen, Solveig.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Syberberg, Hans Jürgen, 1935---Criticism and interpretation.

Syberberg, Hans Jürgen.

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Parsifal--Film adaptations.

Wagner, Richard.

Syberberg, Hans Jürgen, 1935-.

Parsifal (Motion picture).

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Film adaptations.

Physical Description:

viii, 555 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, [2006]

Summary:

While much has been published abroad about the German filmmaker and author Hans Jurgen Syberberg, this is the first English monograph about him. Author Solveig Olsen presents a biographical overview of the controversial artist and his body of work, and offers an in-depth analysis of Syberberg's film of Richard Wagner's Parsifal and his later works.

Syberberg gained international fame as a filmmaker with the films of his "German Cycle," which included Our Hitler, a study of the Hitler potential in human nature. Parsifal of 1982 concluded the German Cycle. Preserving Wagner's libretto and score, the film uses the visual component to imbue the work with a surprising interpretation. In addition to the medieval story about the Grail seeker, the director draws on several other frames of reference, such as the theories of Freud and Jung, alchemy, and Syberberg's main aesthetic views and philosophy that have gone unrecognized until now. Olsen explores the role of Parsifal as Wagner's artistic and philosophical testament, and the implications of Syberberg's reinterpretation.

Contents:

Chapter 1 The Early Years 3

Chapter 2 Name Recognition 13

Chapter 3 International Renown 33

Chapter 4 Hitler: Ein Film aus Deutschland 67

Chapter 5 A Chilly Climate 117

Chapter 6 Introduction and First Prelude to Parsifal 143

Chapter 7 Act One 163

Chapter 8 Second Prelude and Act Two 219

Chapter 9 Third Prelude and Act Three 263

Chapter 10 Epilogue to Parsifal 295

Chapter 11 Parsifal Encounters the Outside World 327

Chapter 12 The Monologues 345

Chapter 13 Turbulence 403

Chapter 14 From Tower to Cave 439

Chapter 15 Homeward Bound 467

1 Works by Syberberg 521

2 Publications about Syberberg 527

3 Other Cited Literature 537.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [521]-548) and index.

ISBN:

0761833765

OCLC:

63271131