La pasión de vivir (1971)
Biografía del compositor ruso Tchaikowsky, un hombre torturado que sólo era feliz con su música. A pesar de su condición homosexual, se casa con Nina Milukova, una joven apasionada y neurótica. Un matrimonio fracasado que le lleva al borde del suicidio y acaba con la salud mental de su mujer. Las relaciones de Tchaikowsky con su mecenas, Madame von Meck, también se deterioran cuando ésta se entera de su pasado amoroso. Incapaz de ser feliz, a pesar de su fama mundial, se suicida a los 53 años.
Directora:
Ken Russell
Escritor:
Melvyn Bragg
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Richard Chamberlain as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky |
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Glenda Jackson as Antonina 'Nina' Milyukova |
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Max Adrian as Nicholas Rubinstein |
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Christopher Gable as Count Anton Chiluvsky |
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Kenneth Colley as Modeste Tchaikovsky |
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Izabella Telezynska as Madame Nadedja von Meck |
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Maureen Pryor as Mrs. Milyukova |
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Sabina Maydelle as Sasha Tchaikovsky |
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Andrew Faulds as Davidov |
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Bruce Robinson as Alexei Sofronov |
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Ben Aris as Young Lieutenant |
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Xavier Russell as Koyola |
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Dennis Myers as von Meck Twin |
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John Myers as von Meck Twin |
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Joanne Brown as Olga Bredska |
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Alexei Jawdokimov as Dmitri Shubelov |
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Alex Russell as von Meck Child |
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Clive Cazes as Doctor |
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Georgina Parkinson as Odile |
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Graham Armitage as Prince Balukin |
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Alan Dubreuil as Prince in Swan Lake |
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Consuela Chapman as Tchaikovsky's Mother |
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James Russell as Bobyek |
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Victoria Russell as Tatiana |
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Alex Brewer as Young Tchaikovsky |
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Imogen Claire as Lady in White (uncredited) |
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Harry Fielder as Gentleman (uncredited) |
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Peter Land as Von Rothbart in Swan Lake (uncredited) |
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Maggy Maxwell as Queen in Swan Lake (uncredited) |
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Petra Siniawski as Dancer (uncredited) |
| Writing | Catherine Drinker Bowen | Novel |
| Writing | Barbara von Meck | Novel |
| Art | Natasha Kroll | Production Design |
| Art | Michael Knight | Art Direction |
| Costume & Make-Up | Shirley Russell | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | George Frost | Makeup Department Head |
| Sound | Maurice Askew | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Derek Ball | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Maurice Askew | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Lionel Strutt | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Directing | Ken Russell | Director |
| Writing | Melvyn Bragg | Screenplay |
| Sound | Piotr Ilich Chaikovski | Music |
| Sound | André Previn | Conductor |
| Production | Ken Russell | Producer |
| Camera | Douglas Slocombe | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Michael Bradsell | Editor |
| Production | Roy Baird | Executive Producer |
