Mahler / La Perdizione

This Italian film poster image gives a very different insight into the life of composer Gustav Mahler. The film poster dates from 1974 for the film directed by Ken Russell with Robert Powell playing the lead role of the famous composer Gustav Mahler. Georgina Hale plays the wife who finds him difficult to live with. The director concentrates seriously on the life of the composer in this biographical drama and tones down his usual cinematic excesses. The poster designer has taken a different view completely as can be seen by the controversial image.