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Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle
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56 min
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NVG-9573
DVD Single
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"A scream...a wonderfully raucous idea!"
- The Hollywood Reporter
Sing Faster: The Stagehands' Ring Cycle
Directed by
Jon Else
Winner of the prestigious Filmmaker's Trophy at Sundance, SING FASTER is a spirited and comical behind-the-scenes look at Richard Wagner's beloved "Ring Cycle," one of the most ambitious and spectacular operas in history. In the tradition of "Noises Off," this acclaimed film from Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Jon Else tells the story of Wagner's epic masterpiece entirely from the point of view of the opera's unsung heroes - the union stagehands.
Night after night at the San Francisco Opera, a majestic universe of trolls, giants, and magic mountains comes alive before audiences. But when the stage dims, another spectacle unfolds as the highly-skilled stagehands maneuver 1000-pound set pieces in near darkness, with a meticulous choreography no less intricate than that of the opera's. While the mythical Valkyries on stage seem an improbable counterpart to the stagehands, at the heart of the film is a surprising connection between Wagner's Norse mythology and the sensibilities of these working people. And as the stage crew offers their own animated interpretation of the "Ring Cycle," this hilarious and ultimately moving film becomes a meditation on the most basic of human themes: love, greed, power, and redemption.
Filmmaker Biography; Interactive Menus; Scene Selection
ggbun
12/30/2004
sing faster! is a wild and funny ride. an amazing view of something i would never otherwise have seen in my life.
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