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Lisztomania is a 1975 British surreal biographical musical comedy film written and directed by Ken Russell about the 19th-century composer Franz Liszt. The screenplay is derived, in part, from the book Nélida by Marie d'Agoult (1848), about her affair with Liszt.
Jan 29, 1976 · Lisztomania: Directed by Ken Russell. With Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas, Ringo Starr. Composer and pianist Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) attempts to overcome his hedonistic life-style while repeatedly being drawn back into it by the many women in his life and fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas).
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- Biography, Comedy, Music
- Ken Russell
- 1976-01-29
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Roger Ebert October 28, 1975. Tweet. Now streaming on: Powered by JustWatch. Ken Russell's "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.
Rent Lisztomania on Fandango at Home, Prime Video, or buy it on Fandango at Home, Prime Video. Composers Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) and Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas) live wildly, surrounded by...
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- Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas
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Brief Synopsis. Read More. A wild and imaginitive send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer/piano virtuoso Franz Liszt (played by The Who's Roger Daltrey). Director Ken Russell utilizes ubiquitous phallic imagery and devotes a good portion of the film to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner.