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Dance of the Seven Veils

"A comic strip in 7 episodes on the life of Richard Strauss 1864-1949"

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.

Top Cast

  • Christopher Gable

    Christopher Gable

    Richard Strauss

  • Judith Paris

    Judith Paris

  • Kenneth Colley

    Kenneth Colley

  • James Mellor

    James Mellor

  • Vladek Sheybal

    Vladek Sheybal

  • Imogen Claire

    Imogen Claire

  • Sally Bryant

    Sally Bryant

  • Maggy Maxwell

    Maggy Maxwell

  • Otto Diamant

    Otto Diamant

Overview

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.

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