Actor and writer Stephen Fry explores his passion for the world's most controversial composer - Richard Wagner. But Stephen is Jewish and lost family members in the Holocaust, so can he salvage the music he loves from its dark association with anti-semitism and the Nazis? Shot on location in Germany, Switzerland and Russia, the film includes unique behind-the-scenes access to the Bayreuth Festival, the annual extravaganza of Wagner's music held in the composer's own purpose b... (Full plot summary below)
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Actor and writer Stephen Fry explores his passion for the world's most controversial composer - Richard Wagner. But Stephen is Jewish and lost family members in the Holocaust, so can he salvage the music he loves from its dark association with anti-semitism and the Nazis? Shot on location in Germany, Switzerland and Russia, the film includes unique behind-the-scenes access to the Bayreuth Festival, the annual extravaganza of Wagner's music held in the composer's own purpose built theatre. Animated by Stephen Fry's trademark wit and intelligence, and featuring a soundtrack of Wagner's extraordinary music, this is a fantastic introduction to the life and legacy of one of the most important composers ever, and a must-see film for those who already know and love his music.
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| NPRStephanie ZacharekSomehow, without soft-pedaling the nastier angles of Wagner's life and legacy, Wagner & Me lands on the side of joy and defiance - broadly speaking, Fry decides not to let the terrorists win. |
| Film-Forward.comKent TurnerThe composer has no better advocate than Fry. |
| New York PostFarran Smith NehmeIn addition to the magnificent music, the movie takes its rumpled charm from Fry's unfeigned fanboy manner. |
| Paste MagazineMaryann Koopman KellyThrough the infectious enthusiasm of host Stephen Fry [the film] might even light the flame for others unfamiliar with Wagner. |
| New York TimesAndy WebsterIn the documentary Wagner & Me, the actor Stephen Fry, an ardent admirer of the music of Richard Wagner, wrestles with a longstanding problem for Wagner fans: how to reconcile that composer's musical genius with his racism. |
| sbs.com.auDon GrovesThe conundrum of a love of music tainted with Nazism. |
| VarietyRonnie ScheibFor Fry, the music's complexity, ambiguity, innovation and humanity far surpass Wagner's personal limitations. He may not convince his viewers of the rightness of his conclusions, but he certainly makes a fervent case for the triumph of art over biography. |
| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckPatrick McGrady's documentary strains to reconcile its conflicting moods, but Fry's gushing enthusiasm for the subject is ultimately if sometimes queasily infectious. |
| Slant MagazineJoseph Jon LanthierEven when Wagner & Me seems uneven as an art historical study, it's fairly successful as a travelogue. |
| The A.V. ClubAlison WillmoreFry is Jewish, and his wrestling with what it means to venerate the music of someone who wrote of his revulsion for Jews adds a fascinating personal angle to this otherwise dry film. |
