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Wagnerdämmerung

1996 · 48 min

A sober, talk-heavy reckoning with a famous family's dark political past, more instructive than gripping.

Directed by
Petrus van der Let
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Shlomit Butbul, Christine Huvos, Andy Lee Lang
Overview
Gottfried Wagner, the composer's outcast great grandson, tells the story of the house of Wagner and its involvement in the rise of National Socialism and anti-Semitism.

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Directed by
Petrus van der Let
Genres
Documentary
Starring
Shlomit Butbul, Christine Huvos, Andy Lee Lang
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
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    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
    • politics
    • family
    • guilt
    • betrayal
    • power
    Places
    None
    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
    Form
    • documentary
    • true story
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour1
    Realism10
    Romance0
    Tension3
    Darkness6
    Complexity6
    Emotional weight7

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    Genres
    documentary
    Directed by
    Petrus van der Let
    Written by
    Gottfried Wagner, Martin Luksan, Petrus van der Let
    Starring
    Shlomit Butbul, Christine Huvos, Andy Lee Lang, Brigitte Soucek, Mario Reiner, Gottfried Wagner
    Cinematography
    Kurt Brazda
    Runtime
    48 min
    Country
    Austria
    Languages
    German

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