Wagner documentary stephen fry biography
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A shorter edited version of this film was broadcast on BBC TV in Spring 2010 (with the title Stephen Fry on Wagner). Wagner & Me is the feature-length version (running time 89 minutes) and contains 30 minutes of entirely new material not previously seen on TV.
Stephen Fry is one of Britain’s best loved performers - a multi-talented actor, presenter and writer.
He played the title role in the Hollywood movie Wilde, presents the cult quiz-show QI, and makes regular appearances in the hit US drama Bones. He is a lifelong fan of the music of Richard Wagner – the world’s most controversial composer.
Wagner documentary stephen fry biography
But Stephen is also Jewish and, as he is acutely aware, the intensity of his enthusiasm for the composer was matched - or even surpassed - by that of Hitler.
In this film Stephen makes a journey to explore his fascination for Wagner and confront his troubled legacy.
Can he disentangle the music he loves from its poisonous links with Hitler?
His journey plays out against the b