It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman and curd jurgens. Mephisto walz has an accomplished discography, having released several well. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Unknown to alda, the guy is a satanist, who arranges to have thier souls switch places at his death, so that he can be young again and continue to play piano thus needing a skilled piano player like alda to switch bodies. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Duncan, however, is terminally ill and not much interested in myles until noticing that myles hands are ideally suited for piano.
The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt in 185962, 188081, 1883 and 1885. The old joke goes that the way one gets to carnegie hall is practice. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, the times does. This is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Jacqueline bisset as paula clarkson is even more beautiful without makeup. Formerly known as tupa clandestiner is one half of mephisto waltz. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda. Listen to your favorite songs from the mephisto waltz the other original motion picture soundtrack by jerry goldsmith now. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. An aging, devilworshipping pianist transfers his soul into the body of a young journalist in an evil plot to prolong his life. The mephisto waltz is a 1971 american horror film about an occultmurder mystery.
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. Brilliantly restored and rereleased on a superbsounding varese sarabande disc, the scores inventiveness is forever immortalized. The kl studio classics bluray of the mephisto waltz is a good scan of this upscale creepshow from a year when 20th fox was in dire straits, with production reduced to a trickle. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda, jacqueline bisset. 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. Myles clarkson is a journalist and a rising young classical pianist, and is thrilled to be able to combine those pursuits in a longsoughtafter interview with the legendary and ailing concert. Overview of the mephisto waltz, 1971, directed by paul wendkos, with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, at turner classic movies. The mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos christian annyas.
Everyone was scrambling to find the next rosemarys baby in the early 70s, with upscale horror paperback properties getting snatched up left and right. I chose to read to this book after reading fred mustard stewarts century which is in no way similar to the suspense filled genre of the mephisto waltz. The mephisto waltz 1971 could be viewed as a mainstream holywood studios. The name of the movie is taken from the piano work by franz liszt of the same title see mephisto waltzes. Mephisto waltzes through 2 tense witching hours cleveland press april 30, 1971. Of the four, the first is the most popular and has been frequently performed in.
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. 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, 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. I had watched rosemarys baby several years ago and it struck me, while reading the mephisto waltz how similar the movie and book were. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Mephisto waltz, the on bluray 738329207410 from kino lorber. As she struggles to learn the truth about what has happened, she is pulled into elys horrifying world, and is embroiled in further soulswapping, demonic possession and terrible family secrets.
Apr 10, 1971 this is a digitized version of an article from the timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. The first incarnation of mephisto walz started in dusseldorf in february 1986, with original members baribari the bands sole songwriter, johann, and arndt drums, plus a german vocalist called jorge. Directed by paul mendkos who did a lot more work in television than he did in the feature film business, though he was in the directors chair for guns of the magnificent seven and a few others, including three gidget movies. A pianist, dying of cancer, conjures up a soul transplant to get his mind into a young mans body. The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt from 1859 to 1862, from 1880 to 1881, and in 1883 and 1885. Although the movie was unnerving it doesnt capture the story in its entirety. Home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us.
Print and download in pdf or midi mephisto waltz no. Jerry goldsmith the mephisto waltz the other soundtrack. I dont want to give away the plot, but what i will say is read this book. Take a little witchcraft, mix with satan worship, spice with a dash of incest, play it against the piano music of franz liszt and you have mephisto waltz, son of rosemarys baby. The mephisto waltz 1971 movie posters cinematerial. Both films on this acclaimed and highly anticipated soundtrack release by varese sarabande, are films now only known by fans of the genre or fans of the versatile music of the composer. Read the full synopsis of the mephisto waltz, 1971, directed by paul wendkos, with alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, at turner classic movies. The house on skull mountain the mephisto waltz double. Staring khigh dhiegh, lilyan chauvin, kathleen widdoes and curt lowens. Mephisto waltz and other works for solo piano by liszt, franz, 18111886. Each mephisto waltz is a devilish, whirling dance, showing off franz liszts dazzling mastery of energy theyre named after the devil, mephisto, in the german faust legend. Mephisto waltz, the soundtrack details home explore movies explore composers resource directory forums contact us about us search on. Nov 04, 2014 myles clarkson is a journalist and a rising young classical pianist, and is thrilled to be able to combine those pursuits in a longsoughtafter interview with the legendary and ailing concert.
A frustrated pianist himself, music journalist myles clarkson is thrilled to interview virtuoso duncan ely. Baribaris signature songwriting style and distinctive wall of chorusdelayeffected guitar sound. The mephisto waltz is a fairly quick read, but it was full of details, right to the very end. Find release information for the mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos on allmovie. The mephisto waltz doesnt deserve a spot in the upper echelon of seventies occult horror pictures but its entertaining enough and it features some good acting and nice production values. You get the notion that the people who made the film didnt take magic seriously enough. He befriends an older piano player curt jurgens who, dying of cancer, makes a deal with the devil to have his soul take up occupancy in aldas young body, thereby enabling him to continue making musicand also so he can keep scoring hot. Movie typography from the mephisto waltz 1971, directed by paul wendkos, starring alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman. The mephisto waltz, a film directed by paul wendkos in 1971, dealt with a number of occult themes, such as witchcraft, the transmigration of souls and satanism. The mephisto waltz the other original motion picture. Internet download manager windows jdownloader windows and mac os x. When youre dancing to the mephisto waltz, the devil calls the tune. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e.
Of the four, the first is the most popular and has been frequently performed in concert and. The theme of the mephisto waltz of franz liszt has nothing do do with the movie. Alan alda plays a classical piano player on the rise who befriends a famous player himself whos at deaths door. If it isnt a classic, its still worth a watch for fans of the genre. Mephisto walz is legendary for its contributions to the deathrock genre, having been an inspiration to a whole host of contemporary gothic artists. Jerry goldsmith approached the horror genre in 1971 when assigned to score the mephisto waltz, an effectively creepy chiller, directed by paul wendkos, about devilworshipping cults. The devil is in the music in this sleek and scary piece of movie necromancy when a failed musicianturnedjournalist alan alda, mash interviews a. If a horror movie is to be taken seriously, it has to pretend to take horror seriously. Those efforts didnt really pay off until 1973 with the exorcist, but one of the more interesting additions in the interim is the mephisto waltz, an adaptation of an odd classic musicthemed occult novel by the late fred mustard. Baribaris signature songwriting style and distinctive wall of chorusdelayeffected guitar sound makes mephisto walz instantly identifiable. Stream tracks and playlists from mephisto waltz on your desktop or mobile device.
For an enhanced browsing experience, get the imdb app on your. Barbara parkins in the mephisto waltz 1971 jacqueline bisset in the mephisto waltz. 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. The mephisto waltz 1971 paul wendkos releases allmovie. Of the cast only jacqueline bisset was considered to a hot property. In the mephisto waltz 1971, alan alda portrays a concert pianist who abandoned music after debuting to brutal critical notices. Gallery of 14 movie poster and cover images for the mephisto waltz 1971. For example 602 m128 means that this performer offers a mp3 file of 128kbps that takes 6 minutes and two seconds. Adapted from a fred mustard stewart novel, this offbeat occult thriller stars alan alda just prior to his elevenyear stint on mash as journalist. Feb 16, 2014 connu en france sous le titre satan, mon amour, the mephisto waltz, tourne en 1971 par paul wendkos et interprete par alan alda, jacqueline bisset et cur. Usa a onetime pianist turned journalist is invited to meet a legendary classical pianist, who takes an instant liking to him. 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.
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