Shining Trough - Melanie Griffith and Liam Neeson at the opera: Tristan und Isolde Act 3
Shining Trough is a World War II espionage film with Melanie Griffith, Michael Douglas and Liam Neeson in the main roles.
Right before the climax of the film (at approximately 1:32), Melanie Griffith and Liam Neeson go to the opera, attending Tristan und Isolde.
The first part is a scene during the Prelude of Act 3, and the second part is during Isolde's Liebestod, sung by Janis Martin.
Liebestod is cut before the final bars.
Michael Douglas: Ed Leland
Melanie Griffith: Linda Voss
Liam Neeson: Franze-Otto Dietrich
Joely Richardson: Margrete Von Eberstein
John Gielgud: Sunflower
Shining Through - trailer
Siskel and Ebert reviewing Shining Through
Awards and nominations
Shining Through won 3 Golden Raspberry Awards, often referred to as Razzie Awards (1993):
- Worst Actress: Melanie Griffith
- Worst Director: David Seltzer
- Worst Picture: Howard Rosenman, Carol Baum
Shining Through was also nominated for 2 Golden Raspberry Awards:
- Worst Actor: Michael Douglas
This nomination was very unfair, as Michael Douglas had to compete with Sylvester Stallone, who won the Award for his acting in Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot. - Worst Screenplay: David Seltzer
The Golden Raspberry Awards, frequently called the Razzies, were created by John Wilson in 1980 (and first awarded in 1981), intended to counterpoint the Academy Awards by dishonoring (or honoring) the worst acting, screenwriting, songwriting, directing, and films that the film industry had to offer. The term raspberry is used in its irreverent sense, as in "blowing a raspberry."
Wagner in the movies
- Charlie Chaplin: The Dictator (Lohengrin)
- Apocalypse Now (Die Walküre)
- Nicole Kidman in "Birth" (Die Walküre)
- Wagner - the Complete Epic
- Shining Through
- Wagner in the movies