The true story of CARMINA BURANA, the ever-popular masterpiece performed in Orff’s original orchestration and sounding is utterly different from what we normally hear. It forms the backbone of Tony Palmer’s explosive film about composer Carl Orff, a man tormented with guilt about his mendacious and tragic behavior during Hitler’s Germany. This film will change forever our understanding of this tormented soul. This documentary features an interview with Carl Orff before he passed away as well as interviews with three of his wives and his daughter.