Ken Russell

Behind the scenes of the making of Ken Russell's 1971 film 'The Devils. Shown are the construction of the sets, filming of the courtroom scene, the...

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This biographical film of Czech composer Martinu is in two parts: the first part is a recurring dream; the second, a Freudian analysis of the dream.

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The life of Austrian composer Anton Bruckner and his numeromania.

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Always On Sunday is a bio-pic on Le (Henri) Douanier Rousseau, a French naive painter.

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Prokofiev (BBC, tx. 18/6/1961), subtitled 'Portrait of a Soviet Composer', was the second of Ken Russell's composer biopics, though it takes a rather...

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Pop Goes the Easel was Ken Russell’s first full-length documentary for the BBC’s arts series Monitor. It focused on 4 British Pop Artists...

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Poet John Betjeman is shown visiting locations including Vauxhall Park, Aldersgate Street station, Camden Town and Hatfield, where he recites a...

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Ken Russell revisits the life of Elgar, with musical background provided by the composer's works.

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A parable made in the manner of an old silent comedy about artistry and illusion.

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A romance between a clumsy knight and a damsel in distress.

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John Betjeman reminisces on Britain's great historical exhibitions since the 1870s: including Alexandra Palace, the Empire Exhibition at Wembley and...

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In an epic tale of good versus evil, Faust sells his soul to the Devil and tries to save Marguerite from an eternity in Hell.

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A short promotional film for the 2010 Oldenburg Film Festival consisting of various actors and film personalities telling a joke about an...

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Portrait of Spike Milligan, then part of The Goon Show examining his views on comedy,

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This documentary begins with Ken Russell posing the question: "What is a true English folk song, if there is such a thing?" After recieving an...

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Ken Russell's silent film treatment of the 19th century comic novel by the Brothers Grossmith - George and Weedon. Starring Bryan Pringle, Avril...

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A portrait of the English composer Gordon Jacob.

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One of the most conceptually original of all the films that Ken Russell made for Monitor, this imagines an expedition of alien archaeologists...

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Documentary covering the career of French composer Georges Delerue, famous for film scores for such films as Platoon, Contempt, Shoot the Piano...

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Short documentary about Shelagh Delaney and her hometown Salford.

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PUZZLEFACE - 18min short film (CAN) Episode #7 from Spookey Ruben's Dizzy Playground TV series starring: Denis 'SNAKE' Belanger & VOIVOD, Ken...

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A study of Antoni Gaudí's architecture (especially the Church of the Holy Trinity in Barcelona), his sources of inspiration and his influence...

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Gangsters run rampant until they encounter a gutsy minister.

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Also known as Guitar Craze and the more evocative Hound Dogs and Bach Addicts, this Monitor item (Ken Russell's third for the pioneering BBC arts...

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