Dance of the Seven Veils

(1970)

★ 8.3 IMDb · 3 votes

Genres: телевизионный фильм, Comedy, Music, Drama

Year: 1970

Runtime: 59 мин

Country: United Kingdom

Director: Ken Russell

Cast: Christopher Gable, Judith Paris, Кеннет Колли, James Mellor, Vladek Sheybal, Imogen Claire, Sally Bryant, Maggy Maxwell, Otto Diamant, Gala Mitchell

Plot

Russell's composer biopics were usually labours of love. However, this was the opposite: Russell regarded the music of Richard Strauss '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.