Director Ken Russell made a number of biographical films of composers' lives including The Music Lovers, (about Tchaikovsky) and Lisztomania. Russell embellished the other films with certain characteristic flourishes, which include a focus on the composers' sexual obsessions, poetically telling anachronisms, and scenes which show Richard Wagner in a bad light. The story of Mahler is recounted in a much less complex and flamboyant manner and is a relatively reverent study of the life and work of Austrian composer Gustav ...
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Director Ken Russell made a number of biographical films of composers' lives including The Music Lovers, (about Tchaikovsky) and Lisztomania. Russell embellished the other films with certain characteristic flourishes, which include a focus on the composers' sexual obsessions, poetically telling anachronisms, and scenes which show Richard Wagner in a bad light. The story of Mahler is recounted in a much less complex and flamboyant manner and is a relatively reverent study of the life and work of Austrian composer Gustav Mahler, here played by Robert Powell. The film tackles the touchy dilemma of Mahler's Jewishness in the anti-Semitic atmosphere of 19th-century Vienna. He converts to Christianity, which has no effect on his brilliant musical output but which eats away at his physical and mental well-being. Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) was a conductor and composer of the late Romantic era and specialized in huge symphonic works. Though his works were performed widely during his lifetime, they were less and less-often played until Leonard Bernstein's active campaign on their behalf brought him renewed recognition as a composer of the first rank, every bit the peer of Brahms or Stravinsky. Clarke Fountain, Rovi
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Christopher Gable, Antonia Ellis, Lee Montague, Georgina Hale, Robert Powell. Good. 1974 Run time: 111. Minor surface scratches to the disc Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day.
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Ronald Pickup, Antonia Ellis, Angela Down, Richard Morant, Gary Rich, Rosalie Crutchley, Miriam Karlin, Lee Montague,... Good. 1975 Run time: 115. Connecting viewers with great movies since 1972. All used discs are inspected and guaranteed. Used discs may not include digital copies. Customer service is our top priority!
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Robert Powell; Georgina Hale; Richard Morant; Lee Montague; Rosalie Crutchley; Elaine Delmar; Claire McLellan;... Very Good. In very good packaging. Run time: 115 mins. Language: English. Mahler [1974] [DVD]
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