Line #19 Film/DieNibelungen


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2	Creator/FritzLang[='s=] ''Die Nibelungen'' ("The Nibelungs") is a two-part EpicMovie based on the medieval German epic ''[[Literature/{{Nibelungenlied}} Das Nibelungenlied]]''. Starring Paul Richter as Siegfried and Margarete Schön as Kriemhild, it was highly faithful to the original poem and deliberately avoided Music/RichardWagner[='s=] famous version, ''Theatre/TheRingOfTheNibelung''.
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4	In the first part, ''Siegfried'', zillions of {{Fantasy}} tropes are seen on screen for the first time. This part was released in Germany on February 14, 1924. The grimmer and more realistic ''Kriemhild's Revenge'' (''Kriemhilds Rache'' in the original German) was released two and a half months later on April 26. Combined, the two parts run four and a half hours.
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7	!!These films have the examples of:
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9	* AchillesHeel: Siegfried becomes invulnerable by taking a bath in dragon blood, as you do. However, part of his skin was covered by a leaf during the bath, making that his vulnerable spot.
10	* ArtShift: Kriemhild's dream is illustrated through a brief animated sequence.
11	* BestHerToBedHer: King Gunther has to beat Brunhild in a series of contests to get to marry her. Siegfried helps him win through the magic of cheating.
12	* BrosBeforeHoes: Majorly violated by King Gunther, who has his best friend Siegfried killed in order to please his wife Brunhild. Even Brunhild herself, ''who told him to do it'', is not impressed, instead laughing at him for being such a terrible bro.
13	* ContrastingSequelProtagonist: After [[spoiler:the death of her husband in Part 1]], Kriemhild becomes the protagonist in Part 2. Whereas Siegfried uses magical artifacts and his own physical prowess to solve conflicts, Kriemhild relies on political manipulation and the strength of her followers to achieve her objectives.
14	* CrusadingWidow: Kriemhild becomes one after the murder of Siegfried. It's sort of the whole point of ''Kriemhild's Revenge''.
15	* CycleOfRevenge: Brunhild wants revenge against Siegfried for helping Gunther to rape her. After Hagen avenges her, Kriemhild wants revenge against Hagen for killing Siegfried.
16	* DarkerAndEdgier: {{Downplayed}} since Part 1 isn't any less violent than Part 2. That said, the first part was a lot more fantastical as it features dragons, dwarves, and a NighInvulnerable protagonist. On the other hand, the second part is more realistic and lacks the fantasy elements of the first part.
17	* ForgingScene: Siegfried forges a sword in the first part.
18	* GoryDiscretionShot: The camera cuts away when Hagen kills Ortlieb. Note that in the original story, Hagen lopped off Ortlieb's head, which then rolled into Kriemhild's lap. In this version, we just see the dead Ortlieb with his head apparently still attached.
19	* HistoricalDomainCharacter: "King Etzel" is another name for the historical UsefulNotes/AttilaTheHun.
20	* HuntingAccident: Siegfried's murder is disguised as a hunting accident.
21	* ImNotHungry: Brunhild refuses to eat until Siegfried is killed.
22	* InvisibilityCloak: Siegfried acquires a magic net that can turn him invisible. It also allows him to transform into King Gunther.
23	* KillItWithFire: At the end of ''Kriemhild's Revenge'', Kriemhild orders the Hunnic palace burned down in order to kill the Burgundians inside.
24	* LadyMacbeth: Brunhild towards Gunther. Later, Kriemhild towards Etzel.
25	* OneLastSong: Volker plays a final song as the burning Hunnic palace collapses on him and his compatriots.
26	%%* OurDragonsAreDifferent: Fafnir in the first part may well be the first ever dragon in a live action movie. %% How is Fafnir "different"?
27	* PeltsOfTheBarbarian: The Huns dress this way.
28	* ProtagonistTitle: Part 1 is called ''Die Nibelungen: Siegfried'' while Part 2 is labeled ''Die Nibelungen: Kriemhild's Revenge''.
29	* PuddleCoveringChivalry: Etzel does this for Kriemhild.
30	* RapeAndRevenge: After Brunhild finds out that Siegfried helped Gunther rape her, she wants Siegfried killed. Note that she does not want Gunther killed because [[MaritalRapeLicense that's different]].
31	* RevengeBeforeReason: Kriemhild will stop at nothing to get revenge against Hagen, even if it means killing her whole family.
32	* RevengeOfTheSequel: ''Kriemhild's Revenge'', anyone?
33	* RightBehindMe: A Hunnic warrior mocks Etzel for supposedly being Kriemhild's HenpeckedHusband. Then Etzel angrily exits his tent right behind him.
34	* SacredHospitality: King Etzel refuses to kill Hagen unprovoked because it would violate this trope.
35	* TheSiege: At the end of ''Kriemhild's Revenge'', the Burgundians are besieged inside the Hunnic palace.
36	* UglyGuyHotWife: Kriemhild is way, way more attractive than Etzel, whom she only married in the hope that he could help her avenge Siegfried.

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