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Minor Interest
The Celluloid Closet

CGiii Rating

The issue is the size of Franz Liszt's (Roger Daltry's) equipment; no proof is offered.
Drag | Gay interest | Worst Film Nominee

Public Rating

Lisztomania

Country: UK, Language: English, 103 mins

The Celluloid Closet | Bio-pic | Minor Interest | 1975
  • Director: Ken Russell
  • Writer: Ken Russell
  • Producer: Roy Baird; Sanford Lieberson

CGiii Comment

Camp Ken delivers camp crap - this is an eyesore from start to finish.

His worst - by far.

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The(ir) Blurb...

A send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer/piano virtuoso Franz Liszt, with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the film devoted to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner. The film begins during the time when Franz would give piano performance to a crowd of shrieking teenage fans while maintaining affairs with his (multiple!) mistresses. He eventually seeks Princess Carolyne of St. Petersburg (at her invitation), elopes, and, after their marriage is forbidden by the Pope, he embraces the monastic life as an abbé.

Cast & Characters

Roger Daltrey as Franz Liszt;
Sara Kestelman as Princess Carolyn;
Paul Nicholas as Richard Wagner;
Ringo Starr as The Pope;
Rick Wakeman as Thor;
John Justin as Count d'Agoult;
Fiona Lewis as Marie d'Agoult;
Veronica Quilligan as Cosima;
Nell Campbell as Olga Janina;
Andrew Reilly as Hans Von Buelow;
David English as Captain;
Imogen Claire as George Sand;
Rikki Howard as Countess;
David Corti as Daniel;
Anulka Dziubinska as Lola Montez

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http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073298