5.9
Coda
2020
Carmina Burana (1978)
September 29, 19781hIT
7.6
6 votes
Overview
A very visual and profound dramatization of the various sections of Carmina Burana, a symphonic piece composed by Carl Orff about medieval poetry by an anonymous author.
Director
Jean-Pierre PonnelleTop Billed Cast
Status
Released
Original Language
Latin
Budget
N/A
Revenue
N/A
Production Companies
ZDFBavaria Film
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User Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
10.0**Not being an expert, I consider this to be the best and most interesting video dramatization of Orff's Carmina Burana.** I am an incorrigible music lover, and classical music has accompanied my life for as long as I have known myself. However, I didn't fully explore this piece, by Carl Orff, until I was eighteen years old. I've heard it countless times. I virtually memorized the lyrics (especially the Latin parts). Later, I saw it live. Much more recently, I became more in touch with the original texts and poetry of the Codex Buranus and with sung versions that are closer to the medieval…
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