Summary After star composer Richard Wagner's fatal cardiac arrest in Venice, his Hungarian-Italian-turned-French widow Cosima has a testament faked so she can inherit the family franchise, notably the annual Bayreuth Festspiele festival, 'until son Siegfried is old enough'. She, both Wagner daughters and their husbands plot for fame and riches from this inheritance. Siegfried is forced to try living up to his inherited status, but lacks father's talent and drive to become a great composer and/or conductor, while his passion is awaken by a discrete gay lover, Dorian, a secret which becomes crucial in tragic blackmail as well as Ricahrd's disputable paternity of youngest daughter Eva. View more details
Directed : Christiane Balthasar
Written : Kai Hafemeister
Stars : Iris Berben Justus von Dohnányi Heino Ferch Petra Schmidt-Schaller
Genres : Drama History Biography
Release date : Dec 13, 2013
Countries of origin : Germany Austria
Language : German
Filming locations : Salzkammergut, Austria
Production companies : MOOVIE the art of entertainment GmbH Mona Film Produktion Lupa Film
Summary After star composer Richard Wagner's fatal cardiac arrest in Venice, his Hungarian-Italian-turned-French widow Cosima has a testament faked so she can inherit the family franchise, notably the annual Bayreuth Festspiele festival, 'until son Siegfried is old enough'. She, both Wagner daughters and their husbands plot for fame and riches from this inheritance. Siegfried is forced to try living up to his inherited status, but lacks father's talent and drive to become a great composer and/or conductor, while his passion is awaken by a discrete gay lover, Dorian, a secret which becomes crucial in tragic blackmail as well as Ricahrd's disputable paternity of youngest daughter Eva. View more details
Genres : Drama History Biography
Release date : Dec 13, 2013
Countries of origin : Germany Austria
Language : German
Filming locations : Salzkammergut, Austria
Production companies : MOOVIE the art of entertainment GmbH Mona Film Produktion Lupa Film
