10 weird musicals
by f. baez | created - 05 Jan 2013 | updated - 05 Jan 2013 | PublicMusic, yes. Musicals, perhaps? Different films, certainly.
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1. The Magic Flute (1975)
G | 135 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Music
The story of the prince Tamino and his zestful sidekick Papageno, who are sent on a mission to save a beautiful princess from the clutches of evil.
Director: Ingmar Bergman | Stars: Ulrik Cold, Josef Köstlinger, Irma Urrila, Håkan Hagegård
Votes: 5,258
Opera at the movies? Yes, and without betraying the essence of either.
2. Yellow Submarine (1968)
G | 85 min | Animation, Adventure, Comedy
The Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his yellow submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music-hating Blue Meanies.
Director: George Dunning | Stars: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon
Votes: 28,042 | Gross: $0.99M
Sink in a pop world and fight the Blue meanies!
3. Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982)
R | 95 min | Drama, Fantasy, Music
A confined but troubled rock star descends into madness in the midst of his physical and social isolation from everyone.
Director: Alan Parker | Stars: Bob Geldof, Christine Hargreaves, James Laurenson, Eleanor David
Votes: 85,403 | Gross: $22.24M
Not a series of videoclips. Instead, a puzzle, an study on madness, a film without concessions. And great music.
4. Hellzapoppin' (1941)
Approved | 84 min | Action, Comedy, Musical
Olsen and Johnson, a pair of stage comedians, try to turn their play into a movie and bring together a young couple in love, while breaking the fourth wall every step of the way.
Director: H.C. Potter | Stars: Ole Olsen, Chic Johnson, Martha Raye, Hugh Herbert
Votes: 3,490
Not a musical, but a comedy about the making of a musical film. And the best dancing scenes ever.
5. Help! (1965)
G | 92 min | Adventure, Comedy, Musical
Sir Ringo Starr finds himself the human sacrifice target of a cult, and his fellow members of The Beatles must try to protect him from it.
Director: Richard Lester | Stars: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr
Votes: 21,126 | Gross: $13.08M
Just delirious.
6. The Death of Maria Malibran (1972)
104 min | Musical, Drama, Comedy
This is about the life and myths about famous opera singer Maria Malibran (1808-1836). She died on the stage.
Director: Werner Schroeter | Stars: Magdalena Montezuma, Christine Kaufmann, Candy Darling, Manuela Riva
Votes: 400
Not a film about Maria Malibran, but a study about the vulnerability of beauty. Oniric and hypnotic.
7. Dancer in the Dark (2000)
R | 140 min | Crime, Drama, Musical
An Eastern European US immigrant with a love for musicals has to cope with the gradual loss of her vision.
Director: Lars von Trier | Stars: Björk, Catherine Deneuve, David Morse, Peter Stormare
Votes: 116,818 | Gross: $4.18M
A tragical musical... isn't that an oxymoron?
8. Tommy (1975)
PG | 111 min | Drama, Musical
A psychosomatically blind, deaf, and mute boy becomes a master pinball player and, subsequently, the figurehead of a cult.
Director: Ken Russell | Stars: Roger Daltrey, Ann-Margret, Oliver Reed, Elton John
Votes: 22,635 | Gross: $34.25M
A classic rock opera with a delirious director.
9. Tangos, the Exile of Gardel (1985)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Musical
Some Argentinians, exiled in Paris, decide to put on a tango-ballet, dedicated to Carlos Gardel, a legendary Argentinian tango star.
Director: Fernando E. Solanas | Stars: Marie Laforêt, Philippe Léotard, Miguel Ángel Solá, Marina Vlady
Votes: 692
A reflexion on exile, through a musical staged by Argentinian refugees in Paris.
10. Zachariah (1971)
GP | 93 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
Two gunfighters separate and experience surreal visions on their journey through the west.
Director: George Englund | Stars: John Rubinstein, Patricia Quinn, Don Johnson, Country Joe and the Fish
Votes: 778 | Gross: $0.06M
A Buddhist Rock Western. You can't get much heavier than that. Not a good film, but certainly fun.
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