ken russell's (women in love, crimes of passion) mahler is a dazzling depiction of gustav mahler's tormented life, the maverick director, who revolutionized the film biography, blends history and psychological analyis for a fascinating study of art and sensuality. equally brilliant and disturbing flashbacks and dream sequences chronicle the turn-of-the-century austrian composer's turbulent marriage, passionate affairs and rejection of judaism. viewers will revel in mahler's sirring music, the exquisite cinematography and lavish sets, and characteristic russellian extremes (including an anachronistic reference to nazis). the superb cast is led by robert powell as the musician consumed with ambition and georgina hale as the woman shadowed by his genius.

En 1911, alors qu`il ne sait pas qu`il ne lui reste que quelques jours à vivre, le compositeur Gustav Mahler, très malade, se remémore les grandes étapes de sa vie. A l`occasion d`un voyage en train pour Vienne - son dernier voyage - les images défilent... Les relations tumultueuses avec sa femme Alma, l`enfance malmenée d`un génie en herbe,les jours de création heureuse dans une nature inspiratrice, l`atmosphère antisémite de Vienne au tournant du XXème siècle...

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Actor	Robert Powell, Georgina Hale, Miriam Karlin, Lee Montgomery, Rosalie Crutchley
Director	Ken Russell
Producer	Sandy Lieberson, David Puttnam
Director of movie camera	Dick Bush
Screenplay	Ken Russell

Content	DVD
FSK / age rating	from age 16
Publication date	24.11.1998
Genre	Portrait, Biographie Drama Music

EAN	0014381452822
Length	111 minutes
Audio	English (Stereo)
Year of production	1974
Original title	Mahler
Region code	1
Version	US Version

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Meisterhaft

Written on 13. January 2002 by Golden Wing.

Berauschende suggestive Bilder. Kein Film für die Masse, dafür umso mehr für den Feinschmecker. Zweifelsohne Ken Russell's Meisterwerk!

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