Magical History Tour – Excess and Opulence

The grand gesture once again forms the focus of the Magical History Tour: films that position themselves between the demands of excess and opulence and whose extravagance is demonstrated both in the director’s boundless personal investment and their unbridled artistic visions. The opulence and excessive quality of these films are not just a means to an end, but form instead the expression of a creative will that often had to assert itself against constraints and oppositional forces.