Dreams of Love – Liszt (1970)

Original title

Szerelmi álmok - Liszt

Directed by

Márton Keleti

Genre

musical film

Country

Soviet Union, Hungary

Runtime

2h 51m

Rating

3.3 of 10 from 6 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This film follows the life of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt. It shows his career as a virtuoso pianist and his romantic relationships.

epicdramaticpassionatemusicalhistoricalintensegrandromantic

What happens

Dreams of Love – Liszt (Hungarian: Szerelmi álmok – Liszt, also known in English as The Loves of Liszt) is a Hungarian-Soviet epic musical/drama produced and directed by Márton Keleti, based on the biography of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt. While the movie was criticized for some of its historical inaccuracies, its epic scope and intense scenes of virtuoso musical performances won wide praise and has been credited with affecting the cultural landscape of the 1970s Eastern Europe. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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