Dance of the Seven Veils 1970
8/10 by 2 users
Russell’s composer biopics were usually labours of love. This was the opposite: he regarded Strauss’s music as 'bombastic, sham and hollow', and despised the composer for claiming to be apolitical while cosying up to the Nazi regime. Strauss is depicted in a variety of grotesquely caricatured situations: attacked by nuns after adopting Nietzsche’s philosophy, duels with jealous husbands, literally batters his critics into submission with his music, and glorifies the women in his life and fantasies.
- Released : 1970-02-15
- Runtime : 59 minutes
- Genre : TV Movie, Comedy, Music, Drama
- Stars : Christopher Gable, Judith Paris, Kenneth Colley, James Mellor, Vladek Sheybal
- Director : Ken Russell, Richard Strauss, Ken Russell
