Dance of the Seven Veils
A comic strip in 7 episodes on the life of Richard Strauss 1864-1949
1970 en 59 minutes
Rating: 8.3
Plot
Russell's composer biopics were usually labours of love. However, this was the opposite: Russell regarded the music of Richard Strauss '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.
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Cast
Christopher Gable
Richard Strauss
Judith Paris
Kenneth Colley
James Mellor
Vladek Sheybal
Imogen Claire
Sally Bryant
Maggy Maxwell
Otto Diamant
Gala Mitchell
Anna Sharkey
Rita Webb
