The Music Lovers

Tweet Review by Dean Duncan Jun 10, 2015 @deanduncan63

Saw Russell & Bragg’s #TheMusicLovers. Major talents in full flower, just before going round the bend into utter indulgence & excess …

… (i.e. The Devils, ’71, etc.) For now though, still, adult content has meaning, purpose, substance.

Or, saw #TheMusicLovers. Major talents going round the bend into indulgence & excess. Impressive virtuosity, but KR’s uninhibition …

… is turning into hysterical exhibitionism before our eyes. Serving the subject? Yes, but still! Degradation & despair.

How ’bout this? Saw Russell’s #TheMusicLovers. Of a piece his previous, tremendous composer bio-pics (Elgar, Debussy, Delius) . This one …

… goes even further in terms of innovation & formal challenge. Tchaikovsky is the subject but the best thing might be how Wagnerian …

… this is. A fully integrated art work, in other words. These musical sequences are a marvel!

#TheMusicLovers. Glenda Jackson!

More. (Rich movie!) After the fireworks, #TheMusicLovers is a simple tragedy about a gay man who tries to live like he isn’t a gay man …

… Perceptions change (1840-1893, 2012-15)! Should/make/s you think!