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Lisztomania
Oct. 10, 1975
01:43:00
R
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Overview:
Composer and pianist Franz Liszt attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner.
Description
A send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey), with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the movie devoted to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas). This movie begins during the time when Franz would give piano performance to a crowd of shrieking teenage fans while maintaining affairs with his mistresses. He eventually seeks Princess Carolyn of St. Petersburg (Sara Kestelman) (at her invitation), elopes, and, after their marriage is forbidden by the Pope (Sir Ringo Starr), he embraces the monastic life as an abbé.
Director:
Ken Russell
Writer:
Ken Russell
Cast:
Felicity Devonshire Oliver Reed Andrew Faulds Paul Nicholas Fiona Lewis Aubrey Morris Imogen Claire Ringo Starr John Justin Rikki Howard Roger Daltrey Kenneth Colley Murray Melvin Sara Kestelman Rick Wakeman Veronica Quilligan Nell Campbell Andrew Reilly David English David Corti Anulka Dziubinska Ken Parry Otto Diamant