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Overview

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Director:
István Szabó
Writers:
Michael Hirst (writer)
István Szabó (writer)
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Release Date:
December 1991 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
A deliciously biting satire about both the world of Grand Opera and the current 'United Europe'. A Hungarian... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
'Tudors' Writer at National Film School
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User Comments:
A treat for classical music lovers. more

Cast

  (Cast overview, first billed only)

Glenn Close ... Karin Anderson
Niels Arestrup ... Zoltan Szanto
Kiri Te Kanawa ... Elisabeth (Tannhäuser highlights performed by) (voice)
René Kollo ... Tannhäuser (Tannhäuser highlights performed by) (voice)
Håkan Hagegård ... Wolfram von Eschenbach (Tannhäuser highlights performed by) (voice)
Waltraud Meier ... Venus (Tannhäuser highlights performed by) (voice)
Renate Spingler ... A young shepherd (Tannhäuser highlights perfomed by) (voice)
Matthias Hölle ... The Landgrave (Tannhäuser highlights performed by) (voice)
Kim Begley ... Walther von der Vogelweide (Tannhäuser highlights performed by) (voice)
Robin Leggate ... Heinrich der Schreiber (Tannhäuser highlights performed by) (voice)
Rodney Macann ... Biterolf (Tannhäuser highlights performed by) (voice)
Roderick Earle ... Reinmar von Zweter (Tannhäuser highlights performed by) (voice)
Marián Labuda ... Von Schneider
Maïté Nahyr ... Maria Krawiecki
Victor Poletti ... Stefano Del Sarto
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Additional Details

Runtime:
119 min
Country:
UK | Japan | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby
Filming Locations:
Budapest, Hungary
Company:
BSB more

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Trivia:
The director's name, István Szabó, translates as Stephen Tailor, and one running gag in the film is that several people are called this in different languages: Stefan Schneider, Steve Taylor, Stefano Sarto (three of the singers), and Etienne Tailleur (the stage manager). more
Soundtrack:
Du bis wie eine Blume more

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3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful:-
A treat for classical music lovers., 7 February 2000
Author: monabe from Tuross Head, Australia

A marvelous film that anyone with an interest in classical music will enjoy - be they an opera lover or hater. Excellent bravura performances by Close and Arestrup conjure up a heady mix of artistic temperament, the politics of "The Arts" and great music. It is great fun. The film is exuberantly directed and the pace never lets up. A triumph for Director Victor Szabo.

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