@BadOrange said:

A particular idea for film I would enjoy would sort of revolve around the coming about of the third Reich and how that impacted much of the art community. You could have lot of perspectives from the virtuosic players in concentration camps, the dismals at the conservatories including if i'm not mistaken Schoenberg over "race" issues or in Schoenberg's instance his championing of Mahler and I suppose Strauss' relatively neither apposing or endorsing the actions taken. What material was banned and what was encouraged. And a remake of the Furtwängler Bruckner performances would be quite neat. In fact it would be interesting to know how many of the left over musicians felt as I can imagine many of them did not prescribe to the Nazi ideology and could care less whether a musician was jewish as long as he could play. I think I just like anything to do with WWII and WWII with musicians, well a new twist.

Wasn't  The Pianist kind of sort of about that?  I didn't see the film but I think it's about the Polish pianist Szpilman and the turmoil he went through during World War II.  Again, I didn't see the film but I hear it's pretty good.

@William said:

 Now if he had written shorter symphonies he might have had some time to develop a strategy for getting dates.

Or a strategy of not answering the door stark naked.  I'm pretty sure chicks don't dig that.[;)]

According to record neither did the Bruckner chick, she ran away screaming! Perhaps Bruckner also had "happy" thoughts in the bathtub before he answered the door?.. Now, there's a movie! Lars von Trier where are you? Although Tony Palmer is also capable of this.

@Errikos said:

According to record neither did the Bruckner chick, she ran away screaming! Perhaps Bruckner also had "happy" thoughts in the bathtub before he answered the door?.. Now, there's a movie! Lars von Trier where are you? Although Tony Palmer is also capable of this.

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LOL.  You're such a card Errik

You know, thinking of answering the door naked, I would very much enjoy a movie about the Boulanger sisters, especially Lily, arguably the most brilliant woman composer by very far! Tragically, she dies early, but then you have her sister who teaches so many known composers who could cameo, etc. It also takes place during very interesting and powerful times in French history, I think this is a great film that hasn't been made, and if a director/producer makes it as a result of this post, I expect my name in the opening credits, a very nice present (something with the letters BMW Z4 on it would be just what the doctor ordered / all right, the complete VSL product line installed on an omnipotent computer will help console me), and of course to assist with the closeups during the bath scenes.

why would a genius not be a goofball who shows their ass? Or a sex fiend? Or a murderer such as Gesualdo... Methinx you are unclear on the concept.... [;)]

I think people who go to see movies want to watch a human in action at any rate. It isn't always so pretty.

 A film about Gesualdo could be great.   His music is incredible.  Also, quite the character...

@William said:

 A film about Gesualdo could be great.

Oh yes. And Stradella would be another candidate

 Who is Stradella?

Gesualdo I really like for his  extremely interesting and unusual harmonies that were far in advance of the usual choral writing in his time.   They sound weird  and haunting  even now, and so naturally that characteristic of his music combined with the fact of his being a murderer (of a romantic rival I believe?)  would make for a probably rather dramatic film.  however, I am not sure much is known about his bio. Of course that never stopped film biographers, did it?  For example the recent hot and sexy biopic (all invented) about Jane Austen. 

Alessandro Stradella was a composer of the 17th century and quite known at his time. He wrote several operas as well as instrumental music. Because of an affair with a married woman he had to flee from Venice and only narrowly escaped an assassination organized by the womens husband (alledgedly the killers forgave him when they heard his music). Unfortunately, the next woman he chose was also married and this time the hired killer succeeded and stabbed Stradella to death in Genoa

Thanks for that info.  Wow, that would make a good film.  Especially with the detail of the musically inspired mercy.