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| Romanticism still alive in Europe's films |
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More information:
http://ec.europa.eu/information_society/media
/overview/clips/index_en.htm
MEDIA supports the distribution of 9 out of
every 10 feature films in Europe that are
distributed outside their originating
country.
Film music:
"Love me please love me"
Interpreter: Michel Polnareff
Composer: Michel Polnareff
OST "The Dreamers", Universal
Tags : eutube EU commission European Union Media films love |
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Affichage : 739716
Durée : 44 s |
| Romanticism vs. Modernism at the Royal Opera |
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This clip from a mid-1990s British
documentary about the Royal Opera House
exemplifies the conflict between traditional,
reverential opera productions, and the
modernist approach.
It begins with a group of opera
traditionalists protesting the house's
staging of a modern opera, ''Gawain,'' that
is marked by its dissonant style. Next we get
a glimpse of a postmodern production of ''The
Magic Flute'' (which proves to be an artistic
and commercial failure).
Then, in the highlight of the clip, we see a
glorious, traditional production of ''Die
Meistersinger von Nürnberg,'' conducted by
Bernard Haitink, which is a bona fide
triumph, and wildly popular.
The video concludes with a look at the opera
house's plans to stage a ridiculous,
revisionist version, bordering on
self-parody, of Wagner's ''Ring.''
Note in particular the music director's
concluding comment that opera is a
''battlefield between the musical and
dramatic elements.'' But must it be so? Or
rather, isn't the concept of *harmony*
between the musical and dramatic elements
(such as we see in the '' Die Meistersinger''
clip) aesthetically preferable, and more
artistically fulfilling?
Tags : Meistersinger Nürnberg Bernard Haitink Magic Flute Zauberflöte Ring Nibelungen Royal Opera |
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Affichage : 6864
Durée : 567 s |
| Romanticism: Revolt of the Spirit (clip) |
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Nineteenth-century Romanticism—with its
escape from an increasingly complex and
industrialized world to the simplicity and
purity of nature—is experienced through the
literature of Hugo, Brontë, Shelley and
Byron. In a scene from Les Miserables, Victor
Hugo sees society as the force that makes men
evil. Attitudes toward passions are typified
in scenes from Wuthering Heights. Ideals of
life and death are brought home in the
reenactment of Shelley's funeral pyre on the
beach, as his friend and fellow poet, Lord
Byron, swims out to sea for a better view.
"An imaginatively conceived film which will
be valuable in history, literature, and
humanities classes."—Booklist. An LCA
release. 24 minutes, color.
direct link to purchase video:
http://www.phoenixlearninggroup.com/Products/
VideoDetail.aspx?id=e9a3e3c2-c7cd-488c-b1fa-b
bc6ec9d4da8&cat=&sub=
Tags : Romanticism Revolt of the Spirit Nineteenth 19th century art literature Hugo Bronte Shelley Byron documentary |
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Affichage : 1438
Durée : 104 s |
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