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Dance of the Seven Veils (1970)

Dance of the Seven Veils (1970)

Drama Comedy Music TV Movie

A comic strip in 7 episodes on the life of Richard Strauss 1864-1949

Release Date: 1970, February 15
Directors: Ken Russell
Countries: United Kingdom
Production: BBC, BBC
Cast: Christopher Gable

Overview:

Russell’s composer biopics were usually labours of love. This was the opposite: he regarded Strauss’s music as 'bombastic, sham and hollow', and despised the composer for claiming to be apolitical while cosying up to the Nazi regime. Strauss is depicted in a variety of grotesquely caricatured situations: attacked by nuns after adopting Nietzsche’s philosophy, duels with jealous husbands, literally batters his critics into submission with his music, and glorifies the women in his life and fantasies.

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biography composer