Parsifal

Syberberg is one of the most wildly ambitious film makers of his generation, and his interpretation of Parsifal is a typically grandiose and idiosyncratic collision of the avantgarde and the accessible, pushing his theatrical tableux style into new levels of refinement. The opera format allows for a greater depth and intensity of performance hereto unseen in his work, resulting in wonderfully concentrated turns by Clever and Krick who mime movingly through shifting surreal landscapes.

Watched it, pretty much just to be able to say I did it. At four hours and ten or so, it wasn't easy, especially since I'm not much of a Wagner fan. Syberberg has a very deep understanding of Parsifal. Interesting as a work of cultural criticism, but probably a little much for most film lovers.