The second part of Fritz Lang's silent epic was restored with tinting, toning, and the original orchestral score of Gottfried Huppertz by the Friedrich Wilhelm Murnau Stiftung (Wiesbaden, Germany). Kriemhild is the key character here, and Margarete Schön's abstract, ritualized performance perfectly matches the ornate sets and the film's obsessive focus on myth and mortality. The apocalyptic conclusion warrants comparison with Götterdämmerung, the conclusion of Richard Wagner's Ring cycle. Subtitles available.