· Germany · 1986 · 2h 53m

Wahnfried

Director

Cast

Otto Sander as Richard Wagner Tatja Seibt as Cosima Wagner Christoph Waltz as Friedrich Nietzsche Fabienne Babe as Judith Mendes Anton Diffring as Franz Listz Anja Jaenicke as Daniela von Bülow

Crew

Reinhard Baumgart — Writer Heidi Melinc — Costume Design

Synopsis

Lake Lucerne in 1868: a passionate and forbidden affair flares up between the gifted composer Richard Wagner and the much younger Cosima von Bülow - the aristocrat is already married and the mother of four children. Contrary to all conventions, the two publicly confess their love - and break a social taboo in the process.

Key Collaborators

Peter Patzak Director Reinhard Baumgart Writer Heidi Melinc Costume Design

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