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This audacious, vulgar, freewheeling fantasia on the life of pianist Franz Liszt ranks among director Ken Russell's most outrageous efforts. Roger Daltrey, lead singer for The Who, is awkward yet likeable as the flamboyant piano performer with a bevy of fetching mistresses and groupies, while Paul Nicholas is completely .. Read more
| Starring | Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas, John Justin |
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| Director | Ken Russell |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
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This audacious, vulgar, freewheeling fantasia on the life of pianist Franz Liszt ranks among director Ken Russell's most outrageous efforts. Roger Daltrey, lead singer for The Who, is awkward yet likeable as the flamboyant piano performer with a bevy of fetching mistresses and groupies, while Paul Nicholas is completely outlandish as the scheming opera composer Richard Wagner. There's no nod to reality here: Liszt and Wagner were in fact friends, and Liszt, who became Wagner's father-in-law, actually assisted in the production of Wagner's opulent productions. Russell, on the other hand, presents Wagner as Liszt's jealous rival ready to wreak havoc on the world by unleashing a cryogenic Viking (Yes keyboardist Rick Wakeman) and a horde of machine-gun wielding robot Nazis. In a finale out of Flash Gordon serials, Liszt saves the day after surviving a guillotine designed for phallic dismemberment. The film is fast and loud and wildly undisciplined, much like one of Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies. Look fast and you'll see Ringo Starr as the pope.~ Les Stone, All Movie Guide
| Starring | Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas, John Justin, Fiona Lewis, Ringo Starr, Oliver Reed, Rick Wakeman, Veronica Quilligan, Nell Campbell |
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| Director | Ken Russell |
| Studio | DIGITAL CLASSICS DVD |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 41 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Music/Musical |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1975 To Rent: DVD: 04 May 2009 |
LISZTOMANIA is the latest, most outrageous outing for Russell's fecund unconscious and, while we must pause to whisper, 'poor Franz', there's no denying the man is growing peculiarly interesting
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Fascinatingly awful
To fans of Ken Russell this film will probably come as no surprise.
One has to assume thought that either the standards of the day were very ... read more »
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LISZTOMANIA stinks!
What a load of rubbish.
Bad script and bad acting, if fact everything was bad. Not worth the time of day!
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"Piss off, Brahms!"
Yes, that is a quote from the film. One of the more sensible ones. I've given this five stars not because it's a five-star movie, or even a good one, ... read more »
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