The Music Lovers
Summary:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is given the Ken Russell treatment in The Music Lovers, which means that there is plenty of music, plenty of passion, plenty of debauchery, and plenty of excess. Tame by Russell's later standards (Lisztomania), The Music Lovers nevertheless thrives on creative and sexual anguish. Richard Chamberlain plays Tchaikovsky with a bug-eyed intens... Full Summary >>
Cast:
Richard Chamberlain - (Peter Tchaikovsky)
Glenda Jackson - (Antonina Milyukova)
Max Adrian - (Nicholas Rubinstein)
Christopher Gable - (Count Anton Chiluvsky)
Isabella Telezynska - (Mme. Nadedja von Meck)
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Review:
The films of Ken Russell tend to provoke strong reactions from audiences. Never one to sacrifice drama for subtlety, his work on The Music Lovers is among his most passionate, oversized, and florid, although it is relatively restrained in terms of surreal visual imagery and storytelling technique. Russell seems to be trying to create a ... Continue >>
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