Lisztomania

Lisztomania (1975)

R 29 Jan 1976 • Biography, Comedy, Music • 1h 43m
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A send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey), with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the movie devoted to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas). This movie begins during the time when Franz would give piano performance to a crowd of shrieking teenage fans while maintaining affairs with his mistresses. He eventually seeks Princess Carolyn of St. Petersburg (Sara Kestelman) (at her invitation), elopes, and, after their marriage is forbidden by the Pope (Sir Ringo Starr), he embraces the monastic life as an abbé.

Ken Russell
Director
Ken Russell
Writer
Roger Daltrey, Sara Kestelman, Paul Nicholas
Starring

Language: English
Awards:
Country: United Kingdom
Metacritic Score:
DVD Release Date: 01 Aug 2009
Box Office Total:

6.1

IMDb (3117 votes)
46%
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