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Russell did one of the segments for Aria (1987), and for British TV made Ken Russell's ABC of British Music (1988) and A British Picture (1989). For the Vestron deal, he directed Salome's Last Dance (1988), a loosely adapted esoteric tribute to Oscar Wilde 's controversial play Salome , which was banned on the 19th century London stage.
- The Devils. Film (1971) 74 votes. In 17th-century France, Father Grandier (Oliver Reed) is a priest whose unorthodox views on sex and religion influence a passionate following of nuns, including the sexually obsessed Sister Jeanne (Vanessa Redgrave).
- Women in Love. Film (1969) 49 votes. Close friends Rupert Birkin (Alan Bates) and Gerald Crich (Oliver Reed) begin romances with siblings Ursula (Jennie Linden) and Gudrun Brangwen (Glenda Jackson).
- Mahler. Film (1974) 44 votes. After time away spent conducting at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, Gustav Mahler (Robert Powell) is returning to Austria by train with his wife, Alma (Georgina Hale).
- Lisztomania. Film (1975) 36 votes. Composers Franz Liszt (Roger Daltrey) and Richard Wagner (Paul Nicholas) live wildly, surrounded by groupies and mistresses.
Color Me Kubrick: A True...ish Story. See Ken Russell full list of movies and tv shows from their career. Find where to watch Ken Russell's latest movies and tv shows.
When feature film funding dried up in the early 1990s (he has not made a cinema feature since Whore, US, 1991, unless one counts the shot-on-video The Fall of the Louse of Usher, 2001), Russell returned to making television programmes full time.
Nov 28, 2011 · He was already causing outrage. Dance of the Seven Veils depicted Richard Strauss as a Nazi, causing fury among the composer's family and led to the withdrawal of the rights to use the music,...
Our celebration of Ken Russell brings together a rich selection of television titles spanning five decades. The death of flamboyant filmmaker Ken Russell in November 2011 prompted a flood of tributes to this singular talent.
Ken Russell tried several professions before choosing to become a film director; he was a still photographer and a dancer and he even served in the Army, but film was his destiny. He began by making several short films which paved the way for his brilliant television films of the 1960s that are acclaimed for his attention to detail and opulent ...
