Dance of the Seven Veils

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.

Genre:

TV Movie, Comedy, Music, Drama

Duration:

59 min

Actor:

Christopher Gable, Judith Paris, Kenneth Colley

Quality:

HD

Director:

Ken Russell

Release:

1970

Country:

United Kingdom

IMDb:

8.3