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| name = Herzog Blaubarts Burg<br>(Bluebeard's Castle)
| alt_name = Bluebeard's Castle
| image = Bluebeards Castle screenshot.jpg
| image = Bluebeards Castle screenshot.jpg
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| caption = [[Ana Raquel Satre]] and [[Norman Foster (bass)|Norman Foster]]
| caption = [[Ana Raquel Satre]] and [[Norman Foster (bass)|Norman Foster]]
| director = [[Michael Powell]]
| director = [[Michael Powell]]
| producer = Norman Foster
| 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]]
| starring = [[Norman Foster (bass)|Norman Foster]]<br>[[Ana Raquel Satre]]
| music = [[Béla Bartók]]
| music = [[Béla Bartók]]
| cinematography = [[Hannes Staudinger]]
| cinematography = [[Hannes Staudinger]]
| editing = [[Paula Dvorak]]
| editor = [[Paula Dvorak]]
| distributor = [[Süddeutscher Rundfunk]]
| network = [[Süddeutscher Rundfunk]]
| released = {{Film date|1963|12|15|West Germany|1978|11|09|UK}}
| released = {{Start date|1963|12|15|df=y}}
| runtime = 60 minutes
| runtime = 60 minutes
| country = West Germany
| country = West Germany
| language = German
| language = German
| budget =
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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.
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.


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.
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 (1960 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 Powell's claim{{fact|date=January 2016}} that the essential unity of art can best be realized in cinema.


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==External links==
==External links==
* {{IMDb title|0077672}}
* {{IMDb title|0077672}}
* {{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]
* [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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Latest revision as of 23:20, 12 August 2024

Herzog Blaubarts Burg
Ana Raquel Satre and Norman Foster
Also known asBluebeard's Castle
Based onBluebeard's Castle
by Béla Balázs
Directed byMichael Powell
StarringNorman Foster
Ana Raquel Satre
Music byBéla Bartók
Country of originWest Germany
Original languageGerman
Production
ProducerNorman Foster
CinematographyHannes Staudinger
EditorPaula Dvorak
Running time60 minutes
Original release
NetworkSüddeutscher Rundfunk
Release15 December 1963 (1963-12-15)

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

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