Lisztomania (film) a wholehearted, comic-strip craziness, but for all his lashing himself into a slapstick fury, the director Ken Russell can't seem to pull the elements of film making together." The German reviewer , reviewing the film for "Die Zeit" summed up the film as follows: Another German reviewer, Hans J. Wulff devoted a six-page article to the film, and commented: Leonard Maltin's home video guide gave the film one and a half stars out of four, while the "Golden Movie Retriever" said WOOF!". "Lisztomania" currently holds a 43% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on seven reviews. Lisztomania (film) Lisztomania is a
Lisztomania (film) He also appears in the film as the Nordic god of thunder, Thor. Daltrey and Russell wrote the lyrics for the soundtrack, and Daltrey provided vocals. Of the other rock celebrities appearing in the film, Ringo Starr, drummer of The Beatles, appears as the Pope. The term "Lisztomania" was coined by the German romantic literary figure Heinrich Heine to describe the massive public response to Liszt's virtuosic piano performances. At these performances, there were allegedly screaming women, and the audience was sometimes limited to standing room only. This film was first to use the new Dolby Stereo sound system. Rather