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Die Gezeichneten

145 min

A slow, opulent plunge into obsession and cruelty, staged with chilly beauty and sung with aching intensity.

Overview
Performance of opera by Franz Schreker from the Salzburger Festpiele. Recorded live at the Felsenreitschule, 26 July 2005

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 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
  • obsession
  • betrayal
  • guilt
  • isolation
  • art
Places
  • single country house
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • musical
  • single location
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language none
  • Violence mild
  • Sex strong
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism4
Romance5
Tension6
Darkness8
Complexity8
Emotional weight8

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Details

Directed by
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Starring
Robert Hale, Michael Volle, Wolfgang Schöne, Anne Schwanewilms, Robert Brubaker, Bernard Richter
Runtime
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