Tristan & Isolde
Film
First impressions as James Franco begins his 'General Hospital' run...the most experimental think he's done since pretending to be a generic movie star in duds like "Annapolis," "The Great Raid" and "Tristan + Isolde." Franco has always been great at raising or lowering the level of his performance to the... In this article: James Franco, General Hospital, Mad World, Marsha Thomason, Heather Locklear, Port Charles, Milk, Brandon Barash, and Golden Globe |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | November 19, 2009
England's Devon and Cornwall: storied places, killer views
Those weren't my fellow tourists combing through the ruins, but the ghosts of Arthur and Merlin, as well as the star-crossed lovers Tristan and Isolde. Tintagel is that kind of place. Devon and Cornwall are popular destinations for...
In this article: Agatha Christie, Cornwall, England, Torquay, National Trust, Charles Kingsley, and Clovelly
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Washington Times | November 16, 2009
GREEN & GLOVER: Open book
...of the National Endowment for the Arts 2009 Opera Honors - admitted she fell asleep during her first time at an opera. It was Wagner's "Tristan and Isolde." It's almost 4 hours of orchestra and voice with little action. "I fell asleep...
In this article: Perez Hilton, Carrie Prejean, Marilyn Horne, National Endowment for the Arts, Julius Rudel, Will.i.am, and John Adams
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boston.com - Latest theater and arts news | November 14, 2009
Wagner helped in finding her voice
With the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Benjamin Zander, Watson will perform Isolde's "Liebestod'' (Love-Death) aria from "Tristan and Isolde'' and Brunnhilde's Immolation Scene from "Die Gotterdammerung,'' the conclusion to...
In this article: Benjamin Zander, Boston, New England Conservatory, James Christie, Gotterdammerung, and Sanders Theatre
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Independent.co.uk - Columnists | October 30, 2009
David Lister: You need a PhD for a night at the opera
...the GBP7 programmes you need not just a degree in musicology, but a post-graduate degree. I have just attended a performance of Tristan and Isolde by the Royal Opera. The programme helpfully had two essays, one on Tristan, one on...
In this article: Hamlet, Royal Opera House, Jordan, London, and Champagne
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Detroit Free Press | October 17, 2009
A Mahler Seventh blossoms after murky start
...gleaming ensemble tone and muscular crescendos. Like the Mahler symphony, the performance of Wagner s Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde started loosely but eventually gained passion and a stronger pulse. Add your comment (max...
In this article: Peter Oundjian, Gustav Mahler, and Detroit Symphony Orchestra
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MTV.com | October 01, 2009
James Franco To Appear On ... 'General Hospital'?
...success, then never look back. Now, after nearly a decade of working his way up on everything from "Freaks and Geeks" to "Deuces Wild" to "Tristan and Isolde," Franco is seemingly reinventing the process. "It's an honor that an actor of...
In this article: James Franco, Pineapple Express, Oscar, UCLA, Tisch School of the Arts, Columbia University, Milk, and USA Today
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Yahoo! News | October 01, 2009
Royal Opera's minimalist 'Tristan' minimal success (AP)
...left, and Ben … By MIKE SILVERMAN, For The Associated Press Mike Silverman, For The Associated Press - 14 mins ago LONDON - Tristan and Isolde, tables and chairs. That's the extent of the scenery in German director Christof Loy's...
In this article: Nina Stemme, Brangaene, Ben Heppner, Metropolitan Opera, Royal Opera House, and New York
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PopMatters | September 24, 2009
Mayerling (Review)
...Rudolf sees further into the great Beyond, into the same heady combination of sexual ecstasy and death that haunts the tale of Tristan and Isolde. Indeed, it is this romanticized nihilism of vision that ultimately refutes one of the...
In this article: Mayerling, Anatole Litvak, Maria Vetsera, Danielle Darrieux, Nihilism, and Mayerling
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L.A. Times - The Arts | September 13, 2009
Opera review: 'The Elixir of Love' at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
...bucolic comedy revolves around the illiterate peasant Nemorino's seemingly hopeless love for Adina, who is first seen reading the tale of "Tristan and Isolde. " Belcore marches into town and turns Adina's head. Desperate, Nemorino buys an...
In this article: L'elisir d'amore, Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Nathan Gunn, and Gaetano Donizetti
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San Francisco Chronicle | August 21, 2009
Review: 'Inglourious Basterds'
...only increase the audience's anxiety. He allows himself a range of expression from the brutal to the poignant, from playfulness to "Tristan and Isolde"-like tragedy. The nimbleness of tone is striking, but what holds it all together -...
In this article: Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino, Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Nazism, Diane Kruger, Melanie Laurent, World War II, Anxiety, and Samuel Jackson
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Description from Wikipedia:
Tristan & Isolde is a 2006 German/British/American/Czech film based on the medieval romantic legend of Tristan and Iseult. It was produced by Ridley Scott (who had been working on an adaptation since the mid-seventies) and Tony Scott, directed by Kevin Reynolds and stars James Franco and Sophia Myles.
This film is a non-operatic rendition of the plot of Richard Wagner's Tristan und Isolde. The original music score was composed by Anne Dudley.
- Name:
- Tristan & Isolde
- Release Date:
- January 13, 2006
- Directed By:
- Kevin Reynolds
- Produced by:
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- Tony Scott
- Elie Samaha
- Ridley Scott
- Giannina Facio
- Moshe Diamant
- Lisa Ellzey
- Written By:
- Dean Georgaris
- Editor:
- Peter Boyle
- Starring:
- Music By:
- Anne Dudley
- Distributed By:
- 20th Century Fox
- Length:
- 125 min.
- Language:
- English
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