
PeterTchaikovskycreatedsomeofthemostromanticandbelovedmusicever.Surelyhemusthaveamansensitivitiesforabovehumanpassionsandpitfalls.Notso,saysKenRussell(WomeninLove,CrimesofPassion),directorofthelavishTchaikovskybio-picTheMusicLovers.Declaringthathewas“fedupwiththereverentialtreatmentofmusicalheroes,”Russellsoldhisfilmtobackersbydescribingitasa“lovestorybetweenahomosexualandanymphomaniac.”<br/> It’salovestoryunlikeanyother,filledwithonebravuravisualflourishafteranother.MatchedwiththebreathtakingsighsaretheincomparableTchaikovskymusicselections(“PianoConcertoinB-FlatMinor,”“SwanLake,”the“1812Overture”andmore),playedbytheLondonSymphonyOrchestra.<br/> RichardChamberlainandGlendaJacksonstarastheill-matchedlovers,buttherealstarisbehindthecamera.“WithTheMusicLovers,Russellemergesasoneofthegreatdirectorsofourera.”(RichardSchickel,Life.)





