Mahler

Slovenski opis filma:

Biografska drama prinaša prikaz mučnega burnega življenja avstrijskega skladatelja s preloma 20. stoletja. V nizu spominskih prebliskov spremljamo Gustava Mahlerja in njegovo ženo, ki na vlaku razpravljata o svojem nesrečnem zakonu.Eden najlepših filmov priznanega režiserja Kena Russlla je bil leta 1974 na festivalu v Cannesu nominiran za zlato palmo. Zgodba se odvija leta 1911 in razkriva zadnje dni življenja slavnega avstrijskega skladatelja Gustava Mahlerja. Bilo mu je petdeset let, ko je dirigiral svoj zadnji koncert v Newyorški filharmoniji, katere glasbeni direktor je bil od leta 1909. Ko je pisal svojo Deseto simfonijo, je resno zbolel. Izjemno šibek in slabega počutja se je vrnil v Pariz na zdravljenje in 18. maja 1911 na Dunaju naposled umrl. Biografska drama prikazuje njegovo mučno in burno življenje skozi niz spominskih prebliskov, medtem ko spremljamo Mahlerja in njegovo ženo, ki na vlaku razpravljata o svojem nesrečnem zakonu. Mahlerjevo otroštvo je zaznamovala hitra jeza njegovega očeta. Kot mlad glasbenik je bil deležen predsodkov antisemitizma in pozneje se spreobrnil v rimskokatoliško vero. Kot mož je bil strog in grob do svoje soproge; v vlogi očeta pa ga je čustveno zlomila tragična smrt hčere.

Originalni opis filma:

Both trifles and structure are tossed out the door by director Ken Russell in this film. Here, historical content matters not so much as metaphors, feelings, emotions, and interpretations, and pay close attention, as every word and frame is intended to be important. The film takes place on a single train ride, in which the sickly composer Gustav Mahler and his wife, Alma, confront the reasons behind their faltered marriage and dying love. Each word seems to evoke memories of past, and so the audience witnesses events of Mahler's life that explain somewhat his present state. Included are his turbulent and dysfunctional family life as a child, his discovery of solace in the "natural" world, his brother's suicide, his [unwanted] conversion from Judiasm to Catholicism, his rocky marriage and the death of their young child. The movie weaves in and out of dreams, flashbacks, thoughts and reality as Russell poetically describes the man behind the music.