Dir. Ken Russell · Starring Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips, Carol Kane, Felicity Kendal, Seymour Cassel · Music Stanley Black
“In life he was a movie star, in death he became a legend.”
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In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide...
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A lavish, melancholic dive into the manufactured myth and tragic reality of a silent film icon. It's a slow, opulent exploration of fame, desire, and the crushing weight of public adoration in the dazzling, yet hollow, world of 1920s Hollywood.