The Miraculous Mandarin

The Miraculous Mandarin

1985 · 20 min · Music

An experimental film based on an 18-minute version of Béla Bartók's composition of the same name. Bartók's one-act opera is about a young woman who is forced by three crooks to lure men into an ambush, where they are then robbed.

Directed by Peter Braatz · Written by Peter Braatz

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