Tag Archives: Ken Russell

The Lair of the White Worm (1988)

Posted on March 15, 2018 by Ross Birks

Even when working to create a silly horror mystery full of campy entertainment value, as he is here, Ken Russell can’t help but transform it into A Ken Russell Movie. Lair of the White Worm works best when it’s explicitly … Continue reading →

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Song of Summer (1968)

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Ross Birks

Hailed by Ken Russell himself as the best film he ever made, for the BBC or otherwise, Song of Summer sure arrives with raised expectations. This is the third of Russell’s BBC productions I’ve seen now and it is probably his most … Continue reading →

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The Debussy Film (1965)

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Ross Birks

My second delve into Ken Russell’s BBC work. The Debussy Film is more formally adventurous than Elgar with its mixture of “film about Debussy” and “making of a film about Debussy”. If you’ve seen Michael Winterbottom’s A Cock and Bull Story (or Tristram Shandy in the US) you’ll … Continue reading →

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Elgar: Portrait of a Composer (1962)

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Ross Birks

My first encounter with BBC-era Ken Russell. Elgar might not seem like much today but if you do a bit of background reading you’ll realise just how innovative and bold this docudrama was for its time. Russell had to fight the BBC … Continue reading →

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