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Dance of the Seven Veils

Genres

TV Movie , Comedy , Music , Drama

Duration

59 min

Director

Ken Russell

Rating

8.0

Release Date

February 14, 1970

Dance of the Seven Veils

Original title: Dance of the Seven Veils

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Synopsis 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.