Ken russells lisztomania has little, if anything, to do with the life and music of franz liszt or of wagner, beethoven, chopin and the other unfortunates it tramples on the way to its manic conclusion. Lisztomania ost is a music studio album recording by rick wakeman symphonic progprogressive rock released in 1975 on cd, lp vinyl andor cassette. Centerlabel states rick wakeman in capitol wording rearcover states rick wakeman big on top. The film begins during the time when franz would give piano performance to a crowd of shrieking teenage fans while maintaining affairs with his multiple. Lisztomania 1975 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The film begins during the time when franz would give piano performance to a crowd of. Depicting the flamboyant liszt as the first classical pop star, lisztomania features contemporary rock star roger daltrey of the who as franz liszt. The following is an excerpt from the oxford online article about liszt. With roger daltrey, sara kestelman, paul nicholas, ringo starr. My concern here is that the film has been severally matted for the letterboxing making watching it on a modern widescreen television a bit disconcerting. Lisztomania 1975 ken russell synopsis, characteristics. It is seen as the point where russell goes too far and collapses into selfparody. The album was later upgraded as the real lisztomania by wakeman because he was dissatisfied with. Apr 15, 2012 lisztomania is a 1975 progressive rock soundtrack album by rick wakeman for ken russells film lisztomania, a biography of franz liszt.
Get notified if it comes to one of your streaming services, like netflix. Lisztomania is a 1975 film by ken russell, drawn from a biography of franz liszt world famous hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist and teacher. Audiences seem uncomfortable with many aspects of the film, perhaps most of all with the idea that he takes the classic russell subject the life of a great composer but films it in the rock opera style of tommy 1975, his previous and. Belgium 4 november 1976 gent venezuela 23 march 1977. While this may have been necessary back in the era of vhs tape on. No, this isnt a biography, not even in the sense that russell ravaged poor tchaikovsky in the music lovers. One of the clips shown that evening was a reel of lisztomania 1975, the very first movie released in dolby stereo. Its a berserk exercise of demented genius, and on that level i want to make. The soundtrack album of the ken russel film lisztomania. Depicting the flamboyant liszt as the first classical pop star, lisztomania features contemporary rock star roger daltrey of. Kieler beitrage zur filmmusikforschung, 1, 2008 165. The music video shows them performing live and going outside to find a blimp like the one shown on the album cover. Richard wagners auferstehung lisztomania 1975 youtube. Lisztomania is used to describe the frenzy surround liszt when he was most popular.
Faca parte do filmow e avalie este filme voce tambem. Mar 01, 2012 even ken russell fans tend to shy away from lisztomania 1975. Lisztomania 1975 stream and watch online moviefone. Released 1975, lisztomania stars roger daltrey, sara kestelman, paul nicholas the r movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 44 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which collated. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comic con sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events. Avengers and game of thrones rule 2019 mtv movie and tv awards. Battle of long tan documentary danger close movie based on this story vietnam war duration. Fail franz liszt 18111886 was a hungarian composer.
It features wakemans score for ken russells film lisztomania, itself a biography of the hungarian composer franz liszt some tracks feature the whos roger daltrey singing lead vocals. A sendup of the bawdy life of romantic composerpiano virtuoso franz liszt, with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the film devoted to liszts friendship with fellow composer richard wagner. Roger daltrey and pete townshend in lisztomania 1975. The shaggymaned idol rips into his songand the audience screams with excitement. Composer and pianist franz liszt roger daltrey attempts to overcome his hedonistic lifestyle while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in. Wagner as hitler, ringo starr as the pope, and an anatomical anomaly that suggests an unfortunate mishearing a. Ken russells never been known for cinematic restraint, but in lisztomania, he goes ballstothewalls literally, and pulls out all the stops, producing a film so utterly loony, it practically defies description ostensibly based on the life of composer franz liszt, russell starts off with the thinnest of historical templates, and then applies layer upon layer of psychosexual, musical, and. Lisztomania is a 1975 film by ken russell about the nineteenth century composer franz liszt.
Some ecstatic fans storm the stage, wanting simply to touch him. Song by phoenix released in february 2009 from the wolfgang amadeus phoenix album. A wild and imaginitive sendup of the bawdy life of romantic composerpiano virtuoso franz liszt. A wild and imaginitive sendup of the bawdy life of romantic composerpiano virtuoso franz liszt played by the whos roger daltrey. The term lisztomania was coined by the german romantic literary figure heinrich heine to describe the massive public. Uk 4 may 2009 dvd premiere poland 26 july 2014 new horizons film festival.
The screenplay is derived, in part, from a kissandtell book, nelida by marie dagoult 1848, about her affair with liszt. Lisztomania ist ein im jahr 1975 veroffentlichter kinofilm des regisseurs ken russell. After a sensational series of concerts in the singakademie attended by mendelssohn, meyerbeer and spontini, as well as the entire prussian. Roger daltrey, lead singer for the who, is awkward yet. Lisztomania is one of ken russells wonderful out of control 70s extravaganzas. Composer and pianist franz liszt roger daltrey attempts to overcome his hedonistic lifestyle while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer richard wagner paul nicholas. Wagner as hitler, ringo starr as the pope, and an anatomical anomaly that suggests an unfortunate mishearing this film just gets worse and worse lisztomania 1975 director.
Find release information for lisztomania 1975 ken russell on allmovie. Ken russell mit roger daltrey als franz liszt, paul nicholas als richard wagner, veronica quilligan. Aug 17, 20 the doors live at the isle of wight festival east afton farm, isle of wight, uk sun. Viewers expecting a polite gathering of people neatly posed on louis xvi furniture are going to be blown out of their chairs, but good. Roger daltrey rick wakeman lisztomania soundtrack frontcover states rick wakeman and roger daltrey in same size. Even ken russell fans tend to shy away from lisztomania 1975. Aug 21, 20 the shaggymaned idol rips into his song and the audience screams with excitement. En effet, il va tout quitter pour entamer une relation. Filmtips, accessed 6 september 2011 translated from german wikipedia. The doors live at the isle of wight festival east afton farm, isle of wight, uk sun. It is their second single from the album, although a music video of the song was released before 1901. It features wakemans score for ken russell s film lisztomania, itself a biography of the hungarian composer franz liszt.
But opulent, midnightmovie spectacle is obviously the point. The shaggymaned idol rips into his song and the audience screams with excitement. Lisztomania movie lisztomania lisztomania was the name for the article on the film since march 2006 and there are a large number of links to it, all of which intend to link to the film. This audacious, vulgar, freewheeling fantasia on the life of pianist franz liszt ranks among director ken russells most outrageous efforts.
Lisztomania is certainly a curious film, and very watchable in its curiousness, but its ultimately a hectoring film. So sentimental not sentimental, no romantic, not disgusting yet darling, im down and lonely when with the fortunate only ive been looking for something else do let. Lisztomania is a song by the french band phoenix from their fourth album wolfgang amadeus phoenix. Absolutely beyond the pale in terms of polite viewing, its by turns awkward and insightful, profane. It was an indescribable sequence and while id heard that the movie. This frenzy first occurred in berlin in 1841 and the term was later coined by heinrich heine in a feuilleton he wrote on april 25, 1844, discussing the 1844 parisian concert season. One scene in lisztomania seems to be inspired by the stage version of rocky horror, as mad scientist wagner builds a thor who is not unlike dr. Lisztomania was characterized by intense levels of hysteria demonstrated by fans, akin. Lisztomania or liszt fever was the intense fan frenzy directed toward hungarian composer franz liszt during his performances. Rodney dangerfield at his best on the tonight show starring johnny carson 1983 duration. Lisztomania 1975 where to watch it streaming online reelgood. It was held in a restored movie palace, where film clips were shown and heard, everything from fantasias fantasound and fourtrack magnetic stereo to dolby sr.