Richard Chamberlain
Tchaikovsky
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The Music Lovers is a 1971 British drama film directed by Ken Russell and starring Richard Chamberlain and Glenda Jackson.
The Music Lovers: Directed by Ken Russell. With Richard Chamberlain, Glenda Jackson, Max Adrian, Christopher Gable. Piano teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his latent homosexuality by getting married.
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- Biography, Comedy, Drama
- Ken Russell
- 1971-02-17
The Music Lovers. 122 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1971. Roger Ebert. January 1, 1971. 3 min read. Ken Russell ‘s “The Music Lovers” is an involved and garish private fantasy which Russell, alas, presents to us as the life of Tchaikovsky. Poor Tchaikovsky.
The music Lovers (1970) Ken Russell's unique "cinema language" and perhaps Richard Chamberlain's best performance....
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- 27.1K
- Ricardo Leitner
Composer Tchaikovsky (Richard Chamberlain), sees his wife (Glenda Jackson) go mad and dies of cholera. Reviews Cast & Crew More Like This Related News Photos Media Info. No matter how miserable ...
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- Ken Russell
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- Richard Chamberlain
A biographical film about the life and music of Tchaikovsky, who struggles with his homosexuality and marries a nymphomaniac. The film depicts his artistic achievements, his relationship with a wealthy patron, and his tragic marriage.
In 1875, Moscow Conservatory music teacher Peter Tchaikovsky frolics at a snow festival in Moscow, and then passes out in bed with his lover, foppish Count Anton Chiluvsky. The next day, Peter's brother Modeste warns him to protect his reputation or the music he composes will never get played.
