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Franz Liszt (German: [fʁant͡s lɪst]); Hungarian: Liszt Ferencz, in modern use Liszt Ferenc) (October 22, 1811 – July 31, 1886) was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.
Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age. In the 1840s he was considered by some to be perhaps the greatest pianist of all time. He was also a well-known composer, piano teacher, and conductor. He was a benefactor to other composers, including Richard Wagner, Hector Berlioz, Camille Saint-Saëns, Edvard Grieg and Alexander Borodin.
As a composer, Liszt was one of the most prominent representatives of the "Neudeutsche Schule" ("New German School"). He left behind an extensive and diverse body of work in which he influenced his forward-looking contemporaries and anticipated some 20th-century ideas and trends. Some of his most notable contributions were the invention of the symphonic poem, developing the concept of thematic transformation as part of his experiments in musical form and making radical departures in harmony. He also played an important role in popularizing a wide array of music by transcribing it for piano.
Actors: Yann de Monterno (actor), Julie Martinovic (editor), Ingrid Rouif (actress), Pascal Lamargot (actor), Pascal Lamargot (producer), Pierre Dupouey (writer), Pierre Dupouey (director), Dorval (actor), Jacques Bosc (actor), Gilles Fossier (actor), Tony Jacquot (actor), Roman Poniatowsky (actor), Nicolas Cardonna (actor), Michel d'Alberto (actor), Claude Jocteur (actor),
Genres: Biography,Actors: Kenneth Colley (actor), Harry Fielder (actor), Ken Russell (writer), Ken Russell (director), Ringo Starr (actor), Ann Skinner (miscellaneous crew), David Puttnam (producer), Murray Melvin (actor), Rick Wakeman (actor), Rick Wakeman (composer), Roger Daltrey (actor), Oliver Reed (actor), Stuart Baird (editor), Andrew Faulds (actor), Paul Nicholas (actor),
Plot: A send-up of the bawdy life of Romantic composer/piano virtuoso Franz Liszt, with ubiquitous phallic imagery and a good portion of the film devoted to Liszt's "friendship" with fellow composer Richard Wagner. The film begins during the time when Franz would give piano performance to a crowd of shrieking teenage fans while maintaining affairs with his (multiple!) mistresses. He eventually seeks Princess Carolyne of St. Petersburg (at her invitation), elopes, and, after their marriage is forbidden by the Pope, he embraces the monastic life as an abbé.
Keywords: absurdism, anachronism, art-vs-politics, belch, blessing, bondage, candle, cape, castle, castrationActors: William Goetz (producer), Jean Louis (costume designer), Geneviève Page (actress), Ivan Desny (actor), Marcel Dalio (actor), Dirk Bogarde (actor), Martita Hunt (actress), Lester Matthews (actor), Walter Rilla (actor), Albert Rueprecht (actor), Abraham Sofaer (actor), Hans Unterkircher (actor), Robert Warwick (actor), Bess Flowers (actress), George Cukor (director),
Genres: Biography, Drama, Music,Actors: Frantisek Kreuzmann (actor), Václav Krska (director), Gustav Hilmar (actor), Jirí Steimar (actor), Eduard Cupák (actor), Václav Krska (writer), Jan Kohout (editor), Karel Höger (actor), Zdenek Díte (actor), Josef Príhoda (actor), Eduard Kohout (actor), Jirí Vrstála (actor), Bedrich Vrbský (actor), Felix Le Breux (actor), Oldrich Lukes (actor),
Genres: Music,Actors: George Davis (actor), Harold Miller (actor), Leo G. Carroll (actor), André Charlot (actor), Torben Meyer (actor), Kurt Katch (actor), Wheaton Chambers (actor), Leslie Denison (actor), Fred Essler (actor), Byron Foulger (actor), George Chakiris (actor), Paul Henreid (actor), Stuart Holmes (actor), Henry Daniell (actor), Francis Pierlot (actor),
Plot: Composer Robert Schumann struggles to compose his symphonies while his loving wife Clara offers her support. Also helping the Schumanns is their lifelong friend, composer Johannes Brahms.
Keywords: asylum, based-on-play, classical-music, composer, debt, disappointment, failure, fictional-biography, loss-of-husband, love-triangleActors: Gino Corrado (actor), Charles La Torre (actor), Darren McGavin (actor), George Macready (actor), William Challee (actor), David Bond (actor), Sig Arno (actor), George Coulouris (actor), Eugene Borden (actor), Stuart Holmes (actor), Franklyn Farnum (actor), Howard Freeman (actor), Gregory Gaye (actor), John George (actor), William H. O'Brien (actor),
Plot: Prof. Joseph Elsner guides his protégé Frydryk Chopin through his formative years to early adulthood in Poland. At a recital in a duke's home Chopin insults the new Russian-installed governor, and must flee the country. The professor takes him to Paris, where he eventually comes under the wing and influence of novelist George Sand and rises to prominence in the music world, to the exclusion of his old friends and patriotic feelings towards Poland.
Keywords: classical-music, composer, mallorca, paris-france, pianist, piano, piano-concerto, poland, writerActors: Alexandre Mihalesco (actor), Albert Michel (actor), Léon Larive (actor), Pierre Blanchar (actor), Jean Marchat (actor), Albert Malbert (actor), Guy Henry (actor), Paul Barge (actor), Léonce Corne (actor), Jacques Beauvais (actor), Georges Bever (actor), Marcel Delaître (actor), André Carnège (actor), Jacques Louvigny (actor), Lucien Nat (actor),
Genres: Drama,Actors: James A. FitzPatrick (director), James A. FitzPatrick (writer), James A. FitzPatrick (producer), Cathleen Nesbitt (actress), Julie Suedo (actress), Ian Colin (actor), Cecil Ramage (actor), Fanny Wright (actress), Sylvia Marriott (actress), Bertram Wallis (actor),
Plot: Aging composer 'Franz Liszt' (qv) lives in an abbey. On his birthday, a priest brings him a box that was just delivered to the abbey. There is no return address. In the box he finds a single flower. The flower brings back memories of his lost love of long ago, who inspired him to compose his unforgettable melodies.
Keywords: abbey, gypsy, gypsy-campActors: James A. FitzPatrick (director), James A. FitzPatrick (producer), Julie Suedo (actress), Ian Colin (actor), Leo de Pokorny (actor), Sylvia Marriott (actress), Frank Henderson (actor), W.K. Williamson (writer), John Wickham (actor),
Genres: Biography, Music, Short,Actors: José Bohr (editor), Josefina Escobedo (actress), Consuelo Frank (actress), José Bohr (producer), José Bohr (writer), José Bohr (director), Elena D'Orgaz (actress), Carlos Villatoro (actor), Manuel Buendía (actor), Carmen Conde (actress), Godofredo de Velasco (actor), Claudio Arrau (actor), Julieta Palavicini (actress), Pilar Mata (actress), Irene Obermayer (actress),
Genres: Drama, Romance,