Lisztomania
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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.
Direction
Screenplay
Cast
Roger Daltrey
Franz Liszt
Sara Kestelman
Princess Carolyn
Paul Nicholas
Richard Wagner
Ringo Starr
The Pope
Rick Wakeman
Thor
John Justin
Count d'Agoult
Fiona Lewis
Marie
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Veronica Quilligan
Cosima
Nell Campbell
Olga Janina
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Andrew Reilly
Hans von Bülow
Rick Wakeman
Composer
Peter Suschitzky
Cinematographer
