TV series

Wagner

1983 · 1 season

A stately, music-drenched chronicle that asks patience and rewards it with grand historical sweep and operatic emotion.

Overview: A huge panorama of Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 Revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria to the final triumph at Bayreuth.
How it feels: Earnest, melancholic, tense and romantic. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Art, ambition, power, betrayal
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Tone: earneststrength 3 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
romanticstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: art
ambition
power
betrayal
identity
Places: single country house
big city
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: ensemble
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild