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Die Nibelungen, Part II - Kriemhild's Revenge
Director(s)
Fritz Lang
Year
1924
Duration
134
min
Country
Germany
The second part of Fritz Lang's silent epic was restored with tinting, toning, and the original orchestral score of Gottfried Huppertz by the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung (Weisbaden, Germany). Brunhild is the key character here, and her abstract, ritualized performance perfectly matches the ornate sets and the film's obsessive focus on myth and mortality. The apocalyptic conclusion warrants comparison with Götterdämmerung, the conclusion of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle. Subtitles available.