Lisztomania (50th Anniversary)

(1975, 103m, UK) dir Ken Russell. Sex, Drugs and Rock ‘n’ Roll! Roger Daltrey, lead singer of The Who, stars as 19th century genius pianist Franz Liszt in this brash, loud and freewheeling rock ‘n’ roll fantasy about an imagined rivalry between Liszt and composer Richard Wagner. Beatle Ringo Starr appears as the Pope. Rick Wakeman, from the progressive rock band Yes, composed the Lisztomania soundtrack, which included synthesizer arrangements of works by Liszt and Richard Wagner. He also appears in the film as Thor, the Nordic god of thunder. Daltrey and Russell wrote the lyrics for the soundtrack, and Daltrey provided vocals. 7:00 $13