Tchaikovsky in fiction

Tchaikovsky in fiction

This article lists appearances of the composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in fiction, in the form of films, drama music or otherwise.

Films

*"Song of My Heart" (1948, US).
*:Directed by Benjamin Glazer.
*:Screenplay by Benjamin Glazer.
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*"Tchaikovsky" (1969, Russia).
*:Directed by Igor Talankin.
*:Screenplay by Yuri Nagibin.
*: Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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*"The Music Lovers" (1970, UK).
*:Directed by Ken Russell.
*:Screenplay by Melvyn Bragg.
*:Based on "Beloved Friend", a collection of personal correspondence edited by Catherine Drinker Bowen and Barbara von Meck.
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Television

*"Pride or Prejudice" (1993, UK).
*:BBC documentary.
*:Various theories investigated regarding Tchaikovsky's death.
*"Tchaikovsky: Fortune and Tragedy" (2007, UK).
*:Two-part docudrama on the composer's life.
*:Part of BBC series "The Tchaikovsky Experience".
*"The X-Files: 'Trust No 1 ' (2002).
*:Tchaikovskys' The seasons op. 37A: 6. June "Barcarolle" was featured as a backdrop sound to a speech given by 'Dana Scully' to her son 'William'.

Music

*"Shameful Vice"
*:Opera by English composer Michael Finnissy.
*:Libretto focuses on Tchaikovsky's last days and death.

Video Games

*"Super Mario RPG
*:The composer for the Mushroom Kingdom is dubbed "Toadofsky" as a nod to Tchaikovsky.

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