The story about musical rivalry between Joseph Länner and Johan Strauss and their respective waltz orchestras during Quenn Victoria's reign is finally set on a public trial. With pieces by both composers.
Is this worth a watch? If you have a soft spot for 1930s European period dramas and don't mind a bit of fluff, sure. It’s the kind of thing you put on while folding laundry. But if you’re looking for high-stakes drama or something that breaks the mold of these old musical biopics, you’re going to be bored to tears. Lov...
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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Ludwig Berger
Richard Smith
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"Is this worth a watch? If you have a soft spot for 1930s European period dramas and don't mind a bit of fluff, sure. It’s the kind of thing you put on while folding laundry. But if you’re looking for high-stakes drama or something that breaks the mold of these old musical biopics, you’re going to be bored to tears. Lovers of classical music history might get a kick out of it; everyone else will probably find it a bit stiff. There’s this constant, polite tension between Länner and Strauss that f..."
Robert Liebmann, Hans Müller
Germany
