Mahler (1974)

Ken Russell - Cancer Sun, Leo or Virgo Moon, unknown rising
Gustav Mahler - Cancer Sun, Pisces Moon, Pisces Rising

i love the idea of a biopic created by someone of the same sign—especially a sensitive, tortured, perverted sign like Cancer. They’re especially good at walking in another’s proverbial shoes (which is why they’re great at impressions, too). Ken Russell movies are fun for how outrageously 70s and surreal they are. They’re clownish, sexy and sincere. Imagine that recipe with a turn-of-the-century composer wrestling with having converted from Judaism to Catholicism to be more successful.