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Lisztomania
1975 · Film · 103 min
Directed by Ken Russell
In 19th-century Hungary, Romantic composer/pianist Franz Liszt struggles to end his hedonistic ways but keeps getting sucked back in by his seductive fellow composer, Richard Wagner.
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But does Klaus Kinski's Paganini have the quotability and outrageous lighthearted over the top-ness of Russell's Lisztomania ?
There's a 2013 film The Devil's Violinist in the mix now apparently.
Pity the movie wasn't Lisztomania, 'cause, like, you know, Liszt used to be a bit like a pop musician.
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisztomania_(film)
* https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peJ_ncxXung
Ludwig van Beethoven 1770 – 1827 overlapped with
Franz Liszt 1811 – 1886 who had early Beatlemania | Swiftie Fever degrees of fervour, dubbed Lisztomania https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lisztomania
Infamously depicted by Roger Daltrey in Ken Russell's movie Lisztomania (1975)
(NSFW) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=peJ_ncxXung