Savage Messiah (1972)

The lusty Lisztomania (1975) starring Roger Daltrey as pianist Franz Liszt scored a lot of attention compared to the other biopics English auteur Ken Russell made in the 1960s and ’70s. After covering the titular musical talents in Elgar (1962) and The Debussy Film (1965), he tackled poetry in Dante’s Inferno (1967) and dance in Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966) and Valentino (1977). In between The Music Lovers (1971) featuring Richard Chamberlain and Glenda Jackson as Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and Antonina Milyukova, respectively, and Mahler (1974) starring Robert Powell as Gustav Mahler and Georgina Hale as Alma Mahler, Russell took a break from covering composers with Savage Messiah (1972). In this flick the Brit gives tribute to French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Bzrzeska — and no, we’ve never heard of the guy either. But since it’s a Ken Russell pic, there’s plenty of wild sex and nudity to go around. The film follows the relationship between Henri (Scott Antony) and Sophie Brzeska (Dorothy Tutin), a Polish writer more than twice his age! Of course, that doesn’t mean there’s no time to enjoy the bountiful charms of a youthful socialite (Helen Mirren). As Gosh Boyle, Ms. Mirren struts her stuff in the buff, flaunting her three Bs throughout a 2-minute and 11-second scene. That’s long for film — and will be long in your jeans! The movie also includes the bare bod on Maggy Maxwell. As an artist’s model, she shows off her nude boobs, fluffy muff and masterpiece of ass!