Peter Tchaikovsky created some of the most romantic and beloved music ever. Surely he must have a man sensitivities for above human passions and pitfalls. Not so, says Ken Russell (Women in Love, Crimes of Passion), director of the lavish Tchaikovsky bio-pic The Music Lovers. Declaring that he was “fed up with the reverential treatment of musical heroes,” Russell sold his film to backers by describing it as a “love story between a homosexual and a nymphomaniac.”

    It’s a love story unlike any other, filled with one bravura visual flourish after another. Matched with the breathtaking sighs are the incomparable Tchaikovsky music selections (“Piano Concerto in B-Flat Minor,” “Swan Lake,” the “1812 Overture” and more), played by the London Symphony Orchestra.

    Richard Chamberlain and Glenda Jackson star as the ill-matched lovers, but the real star is behind the camera. “With The Music Lovers, Russell emerges as one of the great directors of our era.” (Richard Schickel, Life.)

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    彼得·柴可夫斯基创作了一些有史以来最浪漫、最受欢迎的音乐。当然，他一定对人类的激情和陷阱有着敏锐的洞察力。柴可夫斯基传记片《音乐爱好者》的导演肯·拉塞尔说，事实并非如此。拉塞尔宣称他“厌倦了音乐英雄的虔诚对待”，并将这部电影描述为“同性恋者和性欲狂之间的爱情故事”，从而将其卖给了支持者

这是一个与众不同的爱情故事，充满了一个又一个大胆的视觉繁荣。与令人惊叹的叹息相匹配的是伦敦交响乐团演奏的无与伦比的柴可夫斯基音乐选集（《降B小调钢琴协奏曲》、《天鹅湖》、《1812序曲》等）。

理查德·张伯伦和格伦达·杰克逊饰演一对不般配的恋人，但真正的明星在镜头后面。“在《音乐爱好者》中，罗素成为我们这个时代最伟大的导演之一。”（理查德·希克尔，《生活》）