“The music lover. He had a love of life. But was torn by it. He reached out for the sensual. And was burned by it. His genius demanded a price. And he paid it.”
Composer, conductor and teacher Peter Ilych Tchaikovsky struggles against his homosexual tendencies by marrying, but unfortunately, he chooses wacky nymphomaniac Nina, whom he is unable to satisfy.
Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Melvyn Bragg
Douglas Slocombe
Richard Chamberlain
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Glenda Jackson
Antonina 'Nina' Milyukova
Max Adrian
Nicholas Rubinstein
Christopher Gable
Count Anton Chiluvsky
Kenneth Colley
Modeste Tchaikovsky
Izabella Telezynska
Madame Nadedja von Meck
Maureen Pryor
Mrs. Milyukova
Sabina Maydelle
Sasha Tchaikovsky
Andrew Faulds
Davidov
Bruce Robinson
Alexei Sofronov
Ben Aris
Young Lieutenant
Xavier Russell
Koyola
... and 18 more
The Music Lovers (1971) Original Trailer
Trailer • YouTube
Clip
Clip • YouTube
Bernard Rose on THE MUSIC LOVERS
Featurette • YouTube
Russ-Arts
United Artists