The Music Lovers

Beverly Hills, CA: United Artists, 1970. Vintage studio still photograph from the US release of the 1970 UK film. Featuring an image of Glenda Jackson, seated, looking pensive in a nightdress. Hand-retouched, adhered to a backing board, and prepared for use in advertising.

Based on the 1937 collection of personal correspondence between Pytor Ilyich Tchaikovsky and his patron Nadezha von Meck, edited by her granddaughter Barbara von Meck and Catherine Drinker Bowen.

Director Ken Russell's dramatic and visually stunning depiction of composer Tchaikovsky's turbulent life, where his passion for his music spills over into his personal life as well. Presented largely in flashbacks, nightmares, and fantasy sequences, the film illustrates the true stories of his nymphomaniac wife, his homosexual feelings for Count Anton Chiluvsky, and his unusual relationship with his widowed patron, to whom he never spoke. Shot on location in Somerset, England.

Photo 8 x 10 inches on 10 x 15 inch mat board. Very Good plus.

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