To Parsifal
Bruce Baillie, 1963, US, 16mm, 16'
“Still one of my best. Tribute to the hero, Parsifal… the European legend as basic structure, as well as the hero… ‘He who becomes slowly wise.’ (Wagner, Parsifal) Promised land, I suppose… ‘Parsifal, Bleibe! (Stay!)’ (Kundry)… the last temptation… time, flesh, etc.… Off the coast, at sea, the mountains and the… slow freight trains through the passes; the Wagnerian spirit, ancient Christian legend. Compassion for nature, pursuit (of Eternal Life) through the heroic form.” – B.B.
