Saraband For - Dead Lovers

Experience the lush, restored visuals and dramatic score of the 1948 film version:

: The gothic rock band Sex Gang Children released a track titled "Saraband for Dead Lovers" on their 2002 album Bastard Art! . Saraband for Dead Lovers

The primary "piece" related to is the 1935 historical fiction novel by Helen Simpson . This novel served as the basis for the well-known 1948 film directed by Basil Dearden, which was notably the first Technicolor production from Ealing Studios. The Historical Foundation Experience the lush, restored visuals and dramatic score

: Feeling isolated in the Hanoverian court, she fell in love with a Swedish mercenary, Count Philip Christoph von Königsmark . This novel served as the basis for the

: Their plan to flee was discovered, leading to the mysterious disappearance (and presumed murder) of Königsmark and the lifelong imprisonment of Sophia Dorothea in Ahlden House. Musical Adaptations

: She was forced into a loveless marriage with her cousin, Prince George Louis of Hanover, who later became King George I of Great Britain .

: Composed by Alan Rawsthorne and conducted by Ernest Irving.