Bluebeard's Castle (1963/1964) is a 60-minute West German television film directed by Michael Powell and designed by Hein Heckroth, based on Béla Bartók's 1911 opera. It stars Norman Foster (who also produced) and Ana Raquel Satre, featuring lavish, expressionistic, and often surreal, theatrical, and symbolic set designs, rather than a realistic depiction. | Club Cranium

Presenting Bluebeard’s Castle✨ Bluebeard’s Castle centres around Duke Bluebeard and his new bride Judith. As Judith enters the dark and enigmatic castle she finds the place shrouded in ominous rumours that mirror its mysterious owner. Driven by love and a desire to brighten Bluebeard’s shadowed world, Judith is determined to uncover his secrets. As part of the Festival of Short Operas, Bluebeard’s Castle will be showing on the 7th, 9th, 15th and 16th March at the Wave Theatre in Cape Town. Ticke

Bluebeard's Castle (1964, 1hr 2min) Streaming for Family Members on Eternal.tv & Apps in North America. https://eternal.tv/programs/bluebeards-castle Directed by Michael Powell. A television film based on the opera Bluebeard's Castle composed by Hungarian Bela Bartók in 1911. Starring Norman Foster as the murderous Bluebeard and Ana Raquel Satre as his doomed wife, Judith, this boldly original production was made for West German television in 1963. Restored by the BFI National Archive and The Fi