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Documentary about the Metropolitan Opera's staging of Wagner's Ring cycle -- the artistic and musical challenges involved in presenting the four-part, 16-hour work. Cast:Robert Lepage, Peter Gelb, Carl Fillion, Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter, James Levine, Fabio LuisiDirector:Jonathan Harvey, Susan FrömkeRelease Date:July 19, 2012DVD Release:September 11, 2012From:Susan Froemke ProductionsLength:1 hr 55 min
Wagner's Dream played in New York City and Los Angeles to excellent reviews. • Stephen Holden wrote in the New York Times, "...impressively well-organized... remarkably free of hysteria... the rare backstage film that maintains a level head even in moments of crisis." • And Nick Schager wrote in the Village Voice and LA Weekly, "...a rousing portrait of creative renewal..." More Reviews Below...
Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: OUTSTANDING(cg) "...an engrossing chronicle of creative people under pressure, a movie about the madness of opera for which no knowledge of opera is required for full enjoyment."(See all of Lisa Schwarzbaum's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 127 words, 07/27/12
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NEW YORK/LOS ANGELES/CHICAGO/TORONTO (8 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...impressively well-organized... remarkably free of hysteria... the rare backstage film that maintains a level head even in moments of crisis."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 612 words, 07/19/12
Joe Neumaier, New York Daily News: EXCELLENT(cg) "...captures a production boldly reimagined and fraught with drama in real life.... The making of it will be spellbinding to everyone."(See all of Joe Neumaier's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 152 words, 07/19/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a classic process documentary, showing how an opera company can work as a single organism as it copes with any number of last-minute crises..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 747 words, 07/27/12
Laura Emerick, Chicago Sun-Times: VERY GOOD(cg) "...serves as a reminder that, as Met commentator William Berger notes: 'It's rare that a staging can match the magnificence of Wagner's music.' "(See all of Laura Emerick's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 264 words, 05/04/12
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...a rousing portrait of creative renewal... Robert Lepage proves that classic art can survive and flourish in a marriage with modern technology and imagination."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 07/18/12
John Terauds, Toronto Star: OUTSTANDING(cg) "By the time this movie ends, you might very well believe that Richard Wagner would have loved every nail-biting, goosebump-inducing minute."(See all of John Terauds's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 417 words, 05/04/12
KEY CITIES (0 Reviews)
Wagner's Dream has not been reviewed in Key Cities
ALTERNATIVE/INDIE PRESS (3 Reviews)
Nick Schager, Village Voice/LA Weekly: VERY GOOD "...a rousing portrait of creative renewal... Robert Lepage proves that classic art can survive and flourish in a marriage with modern technology and imagination."(See all of Nick Schager's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 189 words, 07/18/12
Andrew Schenker, Slant: GOOD (NOT GREAT)(cg) "...the film both questions the claims that this is the first-ever definitive production of Wagner's four-part masterpiece and more or less confirms its success."(See all of Andrew Schenker's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 581 words, 07/16/12
HIGHBROW PRESS (2 Reviews)
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...impressively well-organized... remarkably free of hysteria... the rare backstage film that maintains a level head even in moments of crisis."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 612 words, 07/19/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a classic process documentary, showing how an opera company can work as a single organism as it copes with any number of last-minute crises..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 747 words, 07/27/12
MOVIE INDUSTRY (4 Reviews)
Ronnie Scheib, Daily Variety: EXCELLENT "Froemke never sacrifices the intricacies of artistic creation for cheap suspense. But tension flows organically from every phase of this dangerous endeavor..."(See all of Ronnie Scheib's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 498 words, 05/03/12
John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter: VERY GOOD "Rising well above the typical making-of feature.... few viewers will fail to be impressed that cast and crew make it to the end in one piece."(See all of John DeFore's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 437 words, 04/25/12
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times: VERY GOOD "...a classic process documentary, showing how an opera company can work as a single organism as it copes with any number of last-minute crises..."(See all of Kenneth Turan's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 747 words, 07/27/12
Stephen Holden, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...impressively well-organized... remarkably free of hysteria... the rare backstage film that maintains a level head even in moments of crisis."(See all of Stephen Holden's reviews...)(Read the full review...) 612 words, 07/19/12
13.9 Percentage Points Average Difference Between Reviews (Norm is 18.4pp; <18.4pp = More Consistent; >18.4pp = More Mixed)
Wagner's Dream's reviews are separated by an average 13.9 percentage points. The norm for this measure is 18.4 percentage points. Less than 18.4 indicates more consistent reviews; greater than 18.4 indicates more mixed reviews. In the chart below, each dot represents a review, with the dots at the top more positive than the dots at the bottom. From left to right, the dots represent reviews in big, bigger and biggest publications. Roll over each dot for more detail.
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Coverage:Wagner's Dream's reviews cover 18.7% of potential readers (average is 67.9%). Volume:The film's reviews total 4,461 words involume (average is 20,194 words). Length:The film's reviews average 372 words in length (the norm is 517 words).
Reviews Broke 8 Days Before Release (Norm is 1.2 Release)
Wagner's Dream's reviews on average broke 8 days before opening. Norm for this measure is 1.2 hours before. The chart below shows reviews on opening day and the days before and after opening; the left side is earlier and the right side is later. The red bars extending above the horizontal mid-line represent more positive reviews, and the red bars extending below represent more negative reviews. The white space/red bar in the middle is Wagner's Dream's opening day. Click on any bar for a list of the reviews for that day.
Wagner's Dream (12 reviews, click on bars for reviews)
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