Movie

Elektra

★ 9.0(1)19891h 49m

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Good to know

Director: Brian Large, Harry Kupfer
Release date: 1989-01-01
Runtime: 1h 49m
Language: EN
Status: Released
Country: Austria
Studio: Arthaus Musik

About Elektra

Elektra is a 1989 movie in the Music and Drama genres, directed by Brian Large and Harry Kupfer, starring Claudio Abbado, Éva Marton and Brigitte Fassbaender. It has a runtime of 1 hour 49 minutes. It holds an average rating of 9.0/10 from 1 viewers. Below you can see where to watch Elektra in Canada — across streaming, rental and purchase options — along with the full cast, trailer and viewer reviews.

Synopsis

Recorded at the Vienna State Opera house in 1989, this staging of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s Elektra is one of the glories of live opera on film, deserving of eternal availability. The DVD picture has great clarity, despite the darkness of Hans Schavernoch’s set design. Other than the cliché of a huge statue head, toppled on its side, the set manages to be suitably representative of a decaying palace as well as an imposing, theatrical space, dominated by the mammoth body of the statue from which the head apparently dropped, draped with the ropes that seem to have enabled the decapitation. Sooner or later most of the characters cling to and twist around those ropes, an apt stage metaphor for the remorseless repercussions from the murder of Agammenon by his unfaithful wife Klytämnestra and her paramour, Aegisthus. Reinhard Heinrich’s costumes capture a distant era while sustaining a creepily modern look — part Goth, part homeless, part Spa-wear.

Cast

Claudio Abbado

Self - Conductor

Éva Marton

Elektra

Brigitte Fassbaender

Klytemnästra

Cheryl Studer

Chrysothemis

James King

Aegisth

Franz Grundheber

Orest

Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper

Self - Orchestra

Richard Strauss

Self - Composer

Wiener Staatsopernchor

Self - Chorus

Themes & keywords

opera

Frequently asked questions

Where can I watch Elektra in Canada?+

Elektra is not currently listed on any streaming, rental or purchase service in Canada. Availability changes often, so check back or switch your region.

Is Elektra on Netflix?+

Elektra is not on Netflix in Canada right now.

How long is Elektra?+

Elektra has a runtime of 1 hour 49 minutes (109 minutes).

Who stars in Elektra?+

Elektra stars Claudio Abbado, Éva Marton, Brigitte Fassbaender, Cheryl Studer and James King.

When did Elektra come out?+

Elektra is a 1989 movie directed by Brian Large and Harry Kupfer.

What genre is Elektra?+

Elektra is Music and Drama film.

Who directed Elektra?+

Elektra was directed by Brian Large and Harry Kupfer.