Kultur International Films
Author
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (182 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
Alban Berg's opera 'Lulu' is the story of a lower-class girl who sleeps her way to fame and fortune before losing everything she has and finding death at the hands of Jack the Ripper. Conductor Marc Albrecht supports the two main protagonists, Patricia Petibon's Lulu and Michael Volle's Dr. Schon, with the rich sonorities of Berg's music. Particularly impressive are the gigantic backdrops that dominate the stage that were painted by Daniel Richter,...
Author
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Deutsch
Description
The story encompasses the gruesome detail, horror, passion, and torment that characterized works of the German Expressionist movement. Wozzeck is an impoverished soldier driven insane by his manipulative superiors and his mistress' infidelity. In a jealous rage, he stabs her, then drowns when he tries to wash the blood from his hands.