The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky

The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky or It Was a Lovely Night at the Ball (German: Es war eine rauschende Ballnacht) is a 1939 German historicaldrama film directed by Carl Froelich and starring Zarah Leander, Aribert Wäscher and Hans Stüwe.^[1] It premiered on 13 August 1939 at the Venice Film Festival.

It was shot at the Tempelhof Studios in Berlin. The film's sets were designed by the art directorFranz Schroedter.

The film portrays a fictional relationship between the Russian composer Pjotr Iljitsch Tschaikowsky and an aristocratic woman who, unhappily married, falls in love with him and decides to secretly support his work financially.

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• The Life and Loves of Tschaikovsky at IMDb