Movie

Wahnfried

1986 · 173 min

A stately, slow period drama of forbidden passion, heavy with social propriety and the ache of artistic obsession.

Overview: Lake Lucerne in 1868: a passionate and forbidden affair flares up between the gifted composer Richard Wagner and the much younger Cosima von Bülow - the aristocrat is already married and the mother of four children. Contrary to all conventions, the two publicly confess their love - and break a social taboo in the process.
How it feels: Romantic, earnest, melancholic and tense. Slow-burning and demanding.
About: Love, identity, betrayal, art
Content: Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
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Tone: romanticstrength 3 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 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: love
identity
betrayal
art
class
Places: single country house
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: true story
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence none
Sex mild