Mahler
1974 · Movie · 115 min · ★ 6.8
During a tense train journey, a celebrated composer looks back on personal losses, artistic obsession, and a marriage under strain. The story moves through memories and dreamlike images, blending music and emotion into an intimate portrait of a troubled life.
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Details
- Years
- 1974
- Release date
- 1974-04-04
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 115 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.8/10 (47 votes)
About
You may like this if you want an unconventional, dreamlike music biopic with strong emotion and surreal touches, closer to The Music Lovers than The Glenn Miller Story; Not for you if you want a clear, traditional biography.
Pros: striking imagery; powerful music; bold, unusual approach | Cons: fragmented structure; uneven tone; occasionally hard to follow
Themes
- classical music
- biography
- historical figure
- mahler
Cast & crew
Robert Powell
as Gustav Mahler
Georgina Hale
as Alma Mahler
Lee Montague
as Bernhard Mahler
Miriam Karlin
as Aunt Rosa
Rosalie Crutchley
as Marie Mahler
Richard Morant
as Max
Angela Down
as Justine Mahler
Ronald Pickup
as Nick
Peter Eyre
as Otto Mahler
Dana Gillespie
as Anna von Mildenburg
Directed by Ken Russell