Film

The Confessions of Winifred Wagner

1978 · 5h 2m · Documentary

IMDb

8.1

Winifred, the geriatric daughter-in-law of the famed composer Richard Wagner, talks about her cultural and political influence during the Third Reich. Yet in contradiction to the films's title, Winifred confesses nothing. The contradictions within her discourse do, however, reveal the extent of her delusions and political commitment as an unrepentant fascist. She paradoxically describes herself as a completely apolitical being, adamant that her classification as a grade three Nazi at the end of the war was a grave injustice. Still Winifred cannot contain her amusement when she recalls that after the collapse of the Third Reich, she was the only person left in Germany who would admit that she was a Nazi.

• Hans-Jürgen SyberbergDirector

Release date

March 23, 1978

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

5h 2m

Genres

Documentary