The mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos releases allmovie. The name of the movie is taken from the piano work by franz liszt of the same title see mephisto waltzes. The mephisto waltz bluray disc, 2017 for sale online ebay. Sep 07, 2018 mephisto walz is legendary for its contributions to the deathrock genre, having been an inspiration to a whole host of contemporary gothic artists. Of the cast only jacqueline bisset was considered to a hot property. Unfortunately for the bluray, one of the attempts to make this movie stylish involves. The mephisto waltz had to feel familiar by 1971, but its conventions are handled wonderfully by the creepy mood, tense score, beautiful and ambitious cinematography full of wide angles and deep focus and strong color contrast, excellent acting, especially by the leading women jacqueline bisset and barbara parkins, and a clever finale thats openended yet sly in its explicitness. The mephisto waltz r 1h 55min horror, mystery, thriller 11 june 1971 usa an old, dying satanist arranges to transfer his soul into the body of a young concert pianist. The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt from 1859 to 1862, from 1880 to 1881, and in 1883 and 1885. The mephisto waltz is a fairly quick read, but it was full of details, right to the very end. The lowestpriced brandnew, unused, unopened, undamaged item in its original packaging where packaging is applicable. The mephisto waltz 1971 could be viewed as a mainstream holywood studios game attempt to make a kind of hammer horror style feature film, probably prompted by the critical and box office success of polanskis rosemarys baby a couple of years earlier.
Theyre named after the devil, mephisto, in the german faust legend. The mephisto waltz 1971 pelicula completa sub espanol. Overview of the mephisto waltz, 1971, directed by paul wendkos, with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, at turner classic movies. Despite having a kind of unique ending, the mephisto waltz is a rather pale clone of films like rosemarys baby or the exorcist. Packed with surreal imagery and starring alan alda mash and jacqueline bisset, the 1971 horror film is coming to bluray this spring from kino lorber, and the official release date and special features have now been revealed. The mephisto waltz is a 1971 american horror film about an occultmurder mystery.
Packaging should be the same as what is found in a retail store, unless the item is handmade or was packaged by the manufacturer in nonretail packaging, such as an unprinted box or plastic bag. Movie typography from the mephisto waltz 1971, directed by paul wendkos, starring alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman. Mephisto waltz, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Horror soundtracks the mephisto waltz 1971 youtube. Of the four, the first is the most popular and has been frequently performed in concert and.
A desperate satanist takes the bodyswitching, freaky friday approach to living longer in the mephisto waltz. Mephisto waltz, the on bluray 738329207410 from kino lorber. Kino lorber, along with 20th centuryfox, has released on bluray the mephisto waltz, the 1971 satanic occult thriller from fox and tv producer quinn martin, based on author fred mustard stewarts bestselling paperback, directed by paul wendkos, scripted by ben maddow, scored sensationally by jerry. Jun 10, 2017 the addition of a jerry goldsmith score adds to more ties between the mephisto waltz other supernatural movies of the time like the omen and the other also both scored by goldman. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman and curd jurgens. The mephisto waltz, which is inferior to rosemarys baby on all sorts of fundamental levels like direction, photography and acting, is fatally inferior in its understanding of the supernatural. Alan alda plays a classical piano player on the rise who befriends a famous player himself whos at deaths door. If a horror movie is to be taken seriously, it has to pretend to take horror seriously.
The sole foray into feature film production by the man who gave us the fugitive, the f. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. Print and download in pdf or midi mephisto waltz no. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Connu en france sous le titre satan, mon amour, the mephisto waltz, tourne en 1971 par paul wendkos et interprete par alan alda. The mephisto waltz 1971 could be viewed as a mainstream holywood. Licensed to youtube by umg on behalf of concord records. Unfollow mephisto dvd to stop getting updates on your ebay feed. Home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us. Subscribe and ring the bell on yt to get the latest videos. Read the full synopsis of the mephisto waltz, 1971, directed by paul wendkos, with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, at turner classic movies. Find release information for the mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos on allmovie.
Each mephisto waltz is a devilish, whirling dance, showing off franz liszts dazzling mastery of energy. Frightening music, occult symbols, fiery flames, and images of the actors engaged in satanic rituals fill the screen for the title sequence of the mephisto waltz, almost making unnecessary the first forty minutes of this glossy, highclass horror offering from 20th fox in 1971. The mephisto waltz 1971 a frustrated pianist himself, music journalist myles clarkson alan alda is thrilled to interview virtuoso duncan ely curt jurgens. The mephisto waltz 1971 pelicula completa sub espanol youtube. If you havent yet seen the film and wish to discover its surprises for yourself, stop reading now and come back later. Ive seen the movie years ago, and just the other day, but it pales in comparison to the book. Adapted from a fred mustard stewart novel, this offbeat occult thriller stars alan alda just prior to his elevenyear stint on mash as journalist and burgeoning musician myles clarkson, whose. Thinking, back with a good deal of nostalgia to rosemarys baby, ive come up with a theory to explain the failure of the mephisto waltz. When an aging piano player jurgens grants alda an interview strange things happen. The mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos christian annyas.
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