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In its original five-hour version, “The Confessions of Winifred Wagner” was one of last year's most controversial films in Germany. It's a documentary that fascinates and horrifies us; a film that focuses almost exclusively on the face of this formidable 78-year-old woman, and listens to her talk.
Hans Jiirgen Syberberg in The Confessions of Winifred Wagner (1975) has made a contribution to the history of film form and theory in his concep- tion and execution of the film essay.
Oct 23, 2019 · There are arguably two reasons to see The Confessions of Winifred Wagner (full German title Winifried Wagner und die Geschichte des Hauses Wahnfried von 1914-1975). The obvious one is to hear testimony from a woman who knew Adolf Hitler intimately and who insists on describing him in positive terms fully aware of the horrors for…
Sep 10, 2012 · The Confessions of Winifred Wagner 1975, directed by Hans-Jürgen Syberberg | Film review. Film. Time Out says. 'He had that perfect Austrian warmth and understanding': Winifred Wagner...
Five hours of Winifred Wagner - English-born but German-raised, married to Wagner's son, running the Bayreuth Festival after her husband's death in 1930 - a story that Syberberg allows her to give in a more-or-less monologue but which he interrupts, contextualises, and sometimes undermines through his screen captions.
- Hans-Jürgen Syberberg
Oct 24, 1979 · Back from exile, Klaus Mann travelled through Germany in summer '45, wondering if he would find anyone who still believed in Nazism. He found just one, hiding in the mountains - and it was an Englishwoman! But Winifred Wagner was no ordinary Englishwoman.
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Culled from an original five-hour interview, Winifred Wagner’s recollections cover a sixty-year period (1914-74) of German-European culture, offering a direct glimpse into the values and details of German Bourgeoisie life.
