finally got wish see one cinema id seen fritz langs film video years ago id hoping ideal screening conditions would work magicbr br conditions ideal cinematheque ontario pristine fulllength print intertitles original gothicscript german simultaneous english translation accurate without literal live piano accompaniment idealbr br the films magic sputtered little ultimately failed catch least mebr br this film bears real relation wagners ring cycle already knew may not wagner adapted th c niebelungenlied purposes part fritz langs epic  siegfried  much familiar listeners wagner howeverbr br kriemhilds revenge story siegfrieds wife kriemhild marriage king etzel attila hun desire revenge hagen gunther rechristened nibelungs murder siegfried spectacular conflagration film presumably evolved expanded wagnerian mythos gtterdmmerung twilight gods end valhalla film remains earthboundbr br most film spectacular massive sets rival cabiria  inspired griffiths intolerance  decoration sets new benchmark barbaric splendour theres huge cast scarred mangy huns art deco burgundians battles battles never seem end factbr br kriemhild successful plan revenge manages destroy around her loyalty martyred siegfried seems stem much love devotion something closer psychosis lady macbeth cried out unsex here knew emotionally unprepared needed do kriemhild displays normal human emotions certainly nothing one equates feminine principle already top full direst cruelty borrow shakespeares phrase outset margarethe schn director convey glower want exaggerate glower virtually expression ever animate kriemhilds face ultimate onenote performances clearly intentional however simply case poor actingbr br what offer onedimensional sketch avenging fury might see kriemhild empowered heroine see film misogynistic