Stranger than Opera

I found this trailer as I was looking up something else related Kenneth Branaugh..... and wow. I just don't even know what to say.



I first became endeared to The Magic Flute when a child visiting Grandma and Grandpa's house. We watched an old version of the Opera that for a great fraction of the film, concentrates on the facial reactions of--perhaps the director's niece--as she watches the film.

Later I had a roommate at BYU who was Vocal Performance Major. Though only 5'4, she made quite a Queen of the Night.

Considering myself to be fairly well-versed in the music and story, I am really having trouble figuring out why this preview has big red lips in it.

I didn't know opera could get much more eccentric.