The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Backdrop Blur
The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny Poster
6.2 2h 36m

The Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny

Depicts the consumerism of the mythical city of Mahagonny, conveying all its ripe decadence. A Hollywood Babylon full of pyramidal towers, carved elephants, commodified sex and licensed gluttony. An opera in three acts, live from the Salzburger Festspiele, 1998. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies. Stage Director: Peter Zadek.

Top Cast

  • Gwyneth Jones

    Gwyneth Jones

    Leokadja Begbick

  • Wilbur Pauley

    Wilbur Pauley

    Trinity Moses

  • Catherine Malfitano

    Catherine Malfitano

    Jenny Smith

  • Jerry Hadley

    Jerry Hadley

    Jimmy Mahoney

  • Udo Holdorf

    Udo Holdorf

    Jake Schmidt

  • Dale Duesing

    Dale Duesing

    Pennybank Bill

  • Harry Peeters

    Harry Peeters

    Alaska Wolf Joe

  • Toby Spence

    Toby Spence

    Tobby Higgins

  • Dennis Russell Davies

    Dennis Russell Davies

    Conductor

Overview

Depicts the consumerism of the mythical city of Mahagonny, conveying all its ripe decadence. A Hollywood Babylon full of pyramidal towers, carved elephants, commodified sex and licensed gluttony. An opera in three acts, live from the Salzburger Festspiele, 1998. Conductor: Dennis Russell Davies. Stage Director: Peter Zadek.

Rating

6.2 / 10
4 Reviews
0 Popular

Recommendations

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

This compilation features 10 of Michael Jackson's greatest video hits, including "Billie Jean," "The Way You Make Me Feel," "Black or White," "Rock With You" and others. -Includes the never before seen 18 minute version of "Bad". Directed by Martin Scorsese. Featuring Wesley Snipes. -9:30 Long Version of "The Way You Make Me Feel". -"Black Or White"- short film "Panther" version -"thriller"- "monstrous masterpiece" the ultimate "music movie" 14 minutes of horrific fun by director John Landis. -"remember The Time"- directed by John Singleton (Higher Learning, Boyz N The Hood, Shaft),features Eddie Murphy and Magic Johnson.

Michael Jackson Video Greatest Hits: HIStory

8.4 1995
Rhinegold

Xatar’s way from the ghetto to the top of the charts is as dramatic as it is daring. From the hell of an Iraqi jail, Giwar Hajabi emigrated to Germany as a young boy with his family in the mid-1980s and has to start right at the bottom. There are opportunities, but far more obstacles. Giwar’s rise from petty criminal to major dealer is swift. Until one shipment goes missing. In order to clear his debts with the cartel, he plans a legendary gold heist. But just as everything goes wrong, another door opens for Giwar thanks to his passion for music …

Rhinegold

6.5 2022