Product Details

• Actors: Sylvia Sass, Kolos Kovats, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Georg Solti
• Directors: Miklos Szinetar
• Format: Classical, Color, NTSC
• Language: Hungarian
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Polygram Video
• VHS Release Date: November 10, 1992
• Run Time: 58 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6302619378
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #296,824 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Surreal and beautiful, April 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle [VHS] (VHS Tape)

This filmed (like a real movie, not a stage performance) version of Bartok's expressionistic ode to human isolation and secrets is gorgeously photographed and acted by the stunning Hungarian soprano Sylvia Sass as Judith and her Bluebeard Kolos Kovats. Reminiscent of Cocteau, this movie is full of unforgettable images and surroundings. And best of all it's short -- just under one hour (not bad for an opera). Not to be missed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars pretty good movie adaptation of the intriguing opera, March 23, 2003

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spacedog "spacedog7" (boston, ma United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle [VHS] (VHS Tape)

interesting version of the great bartok opera. the two performers sing well, although the stylized acting of opera works less well on screen and the scenery is a little ridiculous at times because it's so unrealistic. the singer who plays bluebeard is a little too stoic at the end. the last scene is extremely well-done dramatically and visually -- the costumes are amazing. worth seeing this fascinating highly allegorical opera visually, although the production doesn't do very well resolving the difficulties of the staging because it tries to depict the scenes too literally.