Dance of the Seven Veils
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.
Cast
Christopher Gable
as Richard Strauss
Judith Paris
as
Kenneth Colley
as
James Mellor
as
Vladek Sheybal
as
Imogen Claire
as
Sally Bryant
as
Maggy Maxwell
as
Otto Diamant
as
Gala Mitchell
as
