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*Herzog Blaubarts Burg*
Herzog Blaubarts Burg
	Ana Raquel Satre and Norman Foster
Also known as	Bluebeard's Castle
Based on	Bluebeard's Castle; by Béla Balázs
Directed by	Michael Powell
Starring	Norman Foster; Ana Raquel Satre
Music by	Béla Bartók
Country of origin	West Germany
Original language	German
Production
Producer	Norman Foster
Cinematography	Hannes Staudinger
Editor	Paula Dvorak
Running time	60 minutes
Original release
Network	Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Release	15 December 1963

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Herzog Blaubarts Burg ("Duke Bluebeard's Castle") (1963) is a film of the opera Bluebeard's Castle by the Hungarian composer Béla Bartók, written in 1911 to a symbolist libretto by the poet and later film theorist Béla Balázs. The film was made for West German television, Süddeutscher Rundfunk, and was produced by Norman Foster, who also performs the lead role. The designer was Hein Heckroth who brought in his old friend Michael Powell, for whom he had designed a number of films, to direct it. The film, which was shot at Dürer Film Ateliers in Salzburg, Austria,^[1] was out of circulation for decades because of legal problems.^[2]

Balázs' retelling is a modified version of the story of Bluebeard, the wife-killer of legend. In the opera, Bluebeard reluctantly and gradually uncovers the secrets of his psyche to his fourth wife, opening the seven doors in his castle to ultimately reveal the still living previous wives, among whom the horrified Judit must take her place. The only performers are Norman Foster as Bluebeard and Ana Raquel Satre as Judit, his fourth wife, accompanied by the Zagreb Symphony Orchestra conducted by Milan Horvath.^[3] It is sung in German although prints exist with English subtitles. A recent print was made which included Powell's notes on the production, displayed as subtitles.

Bartók's opera, which did not receive its first mounting until 1918, was widely regarded as "unperformable" due to its lack of stage action^{[citation needed]}. Powell and Heckroth turn this quality to their advantage by creating an intense, expressionist psychodrama, where lighting and abstract décor convey the gradual revelation of Bluebeard's inner torment to his last wife. The vivid colours and semi-abstract, neo-primitive décor designed by Heckroth and his team give the film a suitably oppressive feel.

Notes

^ IMDB Filming locations
^ Erickson, Hal Overview (Allmovie) Archived 2011-12-06 at the Wayback Machine
^ Operadis Operadis Bartók discography

External links

Herzog Blaubarts Burg at IMDb
Herzog Blaubarts Burg at AllMovie
Herzog Blaubarts Burg reviews and articles at the Powell & Pressburger Pages

[1] IMDB Filming locations

[amg-2] Erickson, Hal Overview (Allmovie) Archived 2011-12-06 at the Wayback Machine

[3] Operadis Operadis Bartók discography

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-{{Infobox Film
+{{Infobox television
-| name           = Herzog Blaubarts Burg<br>(Bluebeard's Castle)
+| alt_name       = Bluebeard's Castle
 | image          = Bluebeards Castle screenshot.jpg
-| image_size     = 215px
 | caption        = [[Ana Raquel Satre]] and [[Norman Foster (bass)|Norman Foster]]
-| director       = [[Michael Powell (director)|Michael Powell]]
+| director       = [[Michael Powell]]
 | producer       = Norman Foster
-| writer         = [[Béla Balázs]] ''(opera)''
+| based_on       = {{Based on|''[[Bluebeard's Castle]]''|[[Béla Balázs]]}}
 | starring       = [[Norman Foster (bass)|Norman Foster]]<br>[[Ana Raquel Satre]]
-| music          = [[Bela Bartok]]
+| music          = [[Béla Bartók]]
-| cinematography = Hannes Staudinger
+| cinematography = [[Hannes Staudinger]]
-| editing        = Paula Dvorak
+| editor         = [[Paula Dvorak]]
-| distributor    = [[Süddeutscher Rundfunk]]
+| network        = [[Süddeutscher Rundfunk]]
-| released       = 15 December 1963 ''(West Germany)''<br>9 November 1978 ''(UK)''
+| released       = {{Start date|1963|12|15|df=y}}
 | runtime        = 60 minutes
-| country        = [[Cinema of Germany|West Germany]]
+| country        = West Germany
-| language       = [[German language|German]]
+| language       = German
 | budget         =
-| gross          =
 }}
-'''''Herzog Blaubarts Burg''''' ("Duke Bluebeard's Castle") (1963) is a film of the [[opera]] ''[[Bluebeard's Castle]]'' by the Hungarian composer [[Béla Bartók]], written in [[1911 in music|1911]] to a symbolist libretto by the poet and later film theorist [[Béla Balázs]].  The film was made for [[West Germany|West German]] television, [[Süddeutscher Rundfunk]], and was produced by [[Norman Foster (bass)|Norman Foster]], who also performs the lead role. The designer was [[Hein Heckroth]] who brought in his old friend [[Michael Powell (director)|Michael Powell]], for whom he had designed a number of films, to direct it.  The film, which was shot at Dürer Film Ateliers in [[Salzburg, Austria]],<ref>IMDB [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077672/locations Filming locations]</ref> was out of circulation for decades because of legal problems.<ref name=amg>Erickson, Hal [http://www.allmovie.com/cg/avg.dll?p=avg&sql=1:85537 Overview (Allmovie)]</ref>
+'''''Herzog Blaubarts Burg''''' ("Duke Bluebeard's Castle") (1963) is a film of the [[opera]] ''[[Bluebeard's Castle]]'' by the Hungarian composer [[Béla Bartók]], written in [[1911 in music|1911]] to a symbolist libretto by the poet and later film theorist [[Béla Balázs]].  The film was made for [[West Germany|West German]] television, [[Süddeutscher Rundfunk]], and was produced by [[Norman Foster (bass)|Norman Foster]], who also performs the lead role. The designer was [[Hein Heckroth]] who brought in his old friend [[Michael Powell]], for whom he had designed a number of films, to direct it.  The film, which was shot at Dürer Film Ateliers in [[Salzburg, Austria]],<ref>IMDB [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0077672/locations Filming locations]</ref> was out of circulation for decades because of legal problems.<ref name=amg>Erickson, Hal [http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/bluebeards-castle-v85537 Overview (Allmovie)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111206023127/http://www.allrovi.com/movies/movie/bluebeards-castle-v85537 |date=2011-12-06 }}</ref>
-The opera tells the story of [[Bluebeard]], a notorious 19th century Parisian murderer who woos women, marries them, and then kills them.  He reluctantly and gradually reveals everything to his eighth wife, opening the seven doors in his castle to show her their bloody secrets.  The only performers are [[Norman Foster (bass)|Norman Foster]] as Bluebeard and [[Ana Raquel Satre]] as Judit, his eighth wife. It is sung in [[German language|German]] although prints exist with [[English language|English]] subtitles. A recent print was made which included Powell's notes on the production, displayed as subtitles.
+Balázs' retelling is a modified version of the story of [[Bluebeard]], the wife-killer of legend. In the opera, Bluebeard reluctantly and gradually uncovers the secrets of his psyche to his fourth wife, opening the seven doors in his castle to ultimately reveal the still living previous wives, among whom the horrified Judit must take her place.  The only performers are [[Norman Foster (bass)|Norman Foster]] as Bluebeard and [[Ana Raquel Satre]] as Judit, his fourth wife, accompanied by the Zagreb Symphony Orchestra conducted by Milan Horvath.<ref>Operadis [http://www.operadis-opera-discography.org.uk/CLBABLUE.HTM#10 Operadis Bartók discography]</ref> It is sung in [[German language|German]] although prints exist with [[English language|English]] subtitles. A recent print was made which included Powell's notes on the production, displayed as subtitles.
-Bartok's opera, which did not receive its first mounting until [[1918 in music|1918]], was widely regarded as "unperformable" due to its lack of stage action. Powell and Heckroth turn this quality to their advantage by creating an intense, expressionist psychodrama, where lighting and abstract décor convey the gradual revelation of Bluebeard's inner torment to his last wife.  The vivid colours and semi-abstract, neo-primitive décor designed by Heckroth and his team give the film a suitably oppressive feel.
+Bartók's opera, which did not receive its first mounting until [[1918 in music|1918]], was widely regarded as "unperformable" due to its lack of stage action{{Citation needed|reason=This quotation is undocumented. The initial Hungarian ban on the work was due to the librettist's political exiled, not any alleged unperformability; and from the 1920s onward productions and concert performances of the opera proliferated around Europe, if not America|date=November 2018}}. Powell and Heckroth turn this quality to their advantage by creating an intense, expressionist psychodrama, where lighting and abstract décor convey the gradual revelation of Bluebeard's inner torment to his last wife.  The vivid colours and semi-abstract, neo-primitive décor designed by Heckroth and his team give the film a suitably oppressive feel.
-After the trauma of ''[[Peeping Tom (film)|Peeping Tom]]'''s reception, Powell succeeded with a musical project that is the equal of anything in his career. ''Herzog Blaubarts Burg'' stands as a final proof of [[The Archers]]' and Powell's claim that the essential unity of art can best be realized in cinema.
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 ==External links==
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-* {{Amg movie|85537}}
+* {{AllMovie title|85537}}
 * [http://www.powell-pressburger.org/Reviews/63_Bluebeard/index.html ''Herzog Blaubarts Burg''] reviews and articles at the [http://www.powell-pressburger.org Powell & Pressburger Pages]
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