Movie

Parsifal

1982 · 260 min

A hypnotic, slow-moving collage of opera, puppetry and symbolic imagery that demands patience and rewards with haunting, dreamlike intensity.

Overview: A psychological interpretation of the opera mixing in references to the history of Germany, Wagner’s life, German literature and philosophy. The action is centered on Wagner’s death mask. Kundry is the main character – one might read the film as the story of her redemption rather than that of Amfortas.
How it feels: Eerie, dark, melancholic and absurd. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Redemption, identity, death, power
Content: Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.
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Tone: eeriestrength 3 of 3
darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
absurdstrength 2 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: redemption
identity
death
power
art
Places: None
Era: timeless
Audience: adult
Form: nonlinear
musical
Content intensity: Gore none
Language none
Violence mild
Sex mild