Any DVD Movies with Classical Music? (1 Viewer)

[Scott L]

I can't get enough of the classical score on the bmwfilms.com DVD (the short directed by Ang Lee) and the Diva song in the 5th Element SB. I guess I just seem to like the way my system handles the music, pretty well for a cheap HT.

Any other movies or even music DVDs that have some great classical music? Only one I can think off the top of my head is Amadeus. Thanks..

Scott

 

[Craig Cunningham]

Immortal Beloved
The Red Violin

 

[Mike Broadman]

22 Short Films About Glenn Gould

 

[Bob_L]

There are also a number of video DVD's that feature concerts of classical music. Just ask about them at your local video store.

Another movie that features classical music, of a sort -- operetta -- is Topsy Turvy, the film about Gilbert and Sullivan.

There's also Mahler, the Ken Russell bio of Mahler.

 

[Jeff_A]

Immortal Beloved
The Red Violin

Both of these are fantastic, BTW! Of course, this set should include Amadeus.

 

[GlennH]

Before you buy Amadeus be aware that Warner is supposedly working on a two-disc special edition DVD for release later this year.

 

[rutger_s]

Fantasia
Fantasia 2000

 

[Brajesh Upadhyay]

2001: A Space Odyssey - Wonderful marriage of space/sci-fi images & classical music.

 

[JeromeS]

Try Excalibur.

 

[Thane]

I highly recommend Farinelli, a film from 1994 that features the music of Handel & other Baroque composers. The movie is based on the life of a castrati singer, and is filled with wonderful arias, if you have a taste for the countertenor voice. Another is Impromptu, just released to DVD today. Features piano music by Chopin and Liszt.

 

[Peter McM]

The Four Seasons, an older comedy starring Alan Alda. Pretty funny movie.

 

[Bill J]

I second 2001: A Space Odyssey.

 

[Robert Montoya]

"Breaking Away" all classical score

"Bad News Bears" the Opera Carmen was used as the score.

"Amadeus" Mozart = DUH

"10" Ravel's Bolero famous sex scene.

 

[Jodee]

I really enjoyed Diva, which is an Anchor Bay DVD. I've never cared for opera in the past but the music in this was excellent.
I also recommend Immortal Beloved.

 

[Ben Motley]

I have no idea how the movie can be seen now, if it's coming to home video or if it's getting any kind of American release, but Canone Inverso has a beautiful new score for violin by Ennio Morricone that I can't recommend enough. It centers on the violin, but also has cello, percussion and others. You can get the cd domestically, but again, I have no idea when we'll ever be able to watch the film.

 

[Steve_Ch]

Another one for Diva.

 

[Mark Lee]

22 Short Films About Glenn Gould

The other 10 Films about Glenn Gould have some music in them as well, I believe.... (just screwin' wit' ya, Mike!)
The symphonies of Gustav Mahler make an appearance in the soundtrack to Juzo Itami's Tampopo, a great "ramen western," though the Fox Lorber (grrrr....) DVD release leaves much to be desired.

 

[Rand]

One of my favorites is Excalibur, most of the music is either Wagner or Orff.

Also The Right Stuff has a lot of good classical in it.

 

[Ted Todorov]

Ingmar Bergman's The Magic Flute -- a marevlous version of Mozart's opera, available on DVD from Criterion.
Ted

 

[Iain Jackson]

Immortal Beloved - a bit like Amadeus, but based around Beethoven instead of Mozart.