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Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: October 07, 2021, 08:47:13 PM »

The Devils and the documentary Hell on Earth about the film are available on-line, along with other goodies.


More details here
http://www.iainfisher.com/russell/ken-russell-news.html
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: August 29, 2021, 10:12:02 PM »

Song of Summer is here
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMMqkb1WKpg

It is the original in English but also has French subtitles, but these are not too distracting.
Posted by: rosaenthal
« on: August 29, 2021, 09:07:38 PM »

The Music Lovers is Ken's film about Tchaikovsky and got him an Oscar nomination.  It stars Glenda Jackson who won her first Oscar.  One of Ken's best films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Tf31aOITI
Thanks, have you Delius song of summer?
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: August 29, 2021, 02:17:19 AM »

The Music Lovers is Ken's film about Tchaikovsky and got him an Oscar nomination.  It stars Glenda Jackson who won her first Oscar.  One of Ken's best films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Tf31aOITI

Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: August 29, 2021, 02:12:35 AM »

If you go on to the BBC site they have some of Ken's early documentaries, including Pop Goes the Easel.  It is from 60s television, black and white, but gives an idea of how Ken developed.

The link is here
https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00drs8y/monitor-pop-goes-the-easel



Let us know what you think.

Posted by: rosaenthal
« on: August 28, 2021, 06:40:30 PM »

Which films are you looking for?
It's so hard to me find Ken Russell movies, in fact I have The Devils, Tommy, Women In Love, The Boy Friend, Altered States, Crimes of Passion, Gothic, Valentino, The Lair of the White Worm and Whore. I have only mainstream movies by him, but I really love them. I don't have all the others.
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: August 25, 2021, 02:05:51 PM »

Which films are you looking for?
Posted by: rosaenthal
« on: August 23, 2021, 09:32:45 PM »

Hi, i'm a huge fan of Ken Russell, could you share his movies with me? I'll be so grateful to you
It looks like this thread is at least a couple years old. Hoping it might still have some followers...

I am also a devout fan of Ken Russell. Through YouTube, Amazon, Torrents, etc. —I have managed to track down the following films of his, and am willing to share for those interested:

Knights on Bikes (1956)
Peepshow (1956)
Amelia and the Angel (1958)
Variations on a Mechanical Theme (1959)
A House in Bayswater (1960)
Shelagh Delaney's Salford (1960)
Antonio Gaudi (1961)
Elgar: Portrait of a Composer (1962)
The Preservation Man (1962)
French Dressing (1964)
Always on a Sunday (1965)
The Debussy Film (1965)
Isadora: The Biggest Dancer in the World (1966)
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Dante's Inferno (1967)
Ken Russell In Conversation (1967)
Song of Summer: Frederick Delius (1968)
Women in Love (1969)
Dance of the Seven Veils (1970)
The Music Lovers (1970)
The Boyfriend (1971)
The Devils [uncensored] (1971)
Savage Messiah (1972)
Mahler (1974)
Tommy: The Movie (1975)
Lisztomania (1975)
Valentino (1977)
Altered States (1980)
Ken Russell's View of the Planets (1983)
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Gothic (1986)
Aria (1987)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
Various Music Videos (1980s)
Salome's Last Dance (1988)
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible (1989)
The Rainbow (1989)
The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990)
The Mystery of Dr. Martinu (1991)
Prisoner of Honor (1991)
Whore (1991)
Lady Chatterley (1993)
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1995)
Mindbenders (1996)
The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002)
A Kitten for Hitler (2007)
Trapped Ashes (2008)

I would be so grateful for any of his films any of you might have access to. Thank you! :)
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: June 25, 2020, 11:47:28 PM »

There are two types of censorship on the film.  There is the "rape of Christ" sequence which was removed before the film was released.   Then there is some minor censorship where some short torture sequences were removed- nowadays these do not seem extreme at all.

The version with the torture sequences restored is available.  There is no official release where the censored Christ sequence is restored to the film.    The Devils DVD Special Edition DVD (with the Mark Kermode commentary) includes the sequence as a separate extra, and the original torture sequence is back in the film.  This DVD edition is highly recommended.

There have been some bootleg copies on ebay where the rape sequence has been crudely inserted into the film.  I don't particularly recommend this.

To be honest I am happy seeing the special edition, and glad to see the extras.  And if anyone hasn't seen the film, don't let the discussion of torture put you off.  It is a beautiful film, and the violence is neither exploitative or gory.
Posted by: samoo
« on: June 08, 2020, 06:27:19 PM »

Hi, do you still have the uncensored version of "The Devils", I've been searching this film for quite a while and it would be awesome to watch it!


It looks like this thread is at least a couple years old. Hoping it might still have some followers...

I am also a devout fan of Ken Russell. Through YouTube, Amazon, Torrents, etc. —I have managed to track down the following films of his, and am willing to share for those interested:

Knights on Bikes (1956)
Peepshow (1956)
Amelia and the Angel (1958)
Variations on a Mechanical Theme (1959)
A House in Bayswater (1960)
Shelagh Delaney's Salford (1960)
Antonio Gaudi (1961)
Elgar: Portrait of a Composer (1962)
The Preservation Man (1962)
French Dressing (1964)
Always on a Sunday (1965)
The Debussy Film (1965)
Isadora: The Biggest Dancer in the World (1966)
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Dante's Inferno (1967)
Ken Russell In Conversation (1967)
Song of Summer: Frederick Delius (1968)
Women in Love (1969)
Dance of the Seven Veils (1970)
The Music Lovers (1970)
The Boyfriend (1971)
The Devils [uncensored] (1971)
Savage Messiah (1972)
Mahler (1974)
Tommy: The Movie (1975)
Lisztomania (1975)
Valentino (1977)
Altered States (1980)
Ken Russell's View of the Planets (1983)
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Gothic (1986)
Aria (1987)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
Various Music Videos (1980s)
Salome's Last Dance (1988)
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible (1989)
The Rainbow (1989)
The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990)
The Mystery of Dr. Martinu (1991)
Prisoner of Honor (1991)
Whore (1991)
Lady Chatterley (1993)
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1995)
Mindbenders (1996)
The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002)
A Kitten for Hitler (2007)
Trapped Ashes (2008)

I would be so grateful for any of his films any of you might have access to. Thank you! :)
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: August 18, 2017, 08:54:59 PM »

You can get it online dubbed into Russian, but unless you speak Russian it won't help you too much.
Posted by: Max
« on: August 12, 2017, 12:25:55 AM »

Hi there, I'm keen to get hold of a copy of The Insatiable Mrs Kirsch, I can't seem to find it anywhere! Can you help me?

Thanks

Max

It looks like this thread is at least a couple years old. Hoping it might still have some followers...

I am also a devout fan of Ken Russell. Through YouTube, Amazon, Torrents, etc. —I have managed to track down the following films of his, and am willing to share for those interested:

Knights on Bikes (1956)
Peepshow (1956)
Amelia and the Angel (1958)
Variations on a Mechanical Theme (1959)
A House in Bayswater (1960)
Shelagh Delaney's Salford (1960)
Antonio Gaudi (1961)
Elgar: Portrait of a Composer (1962)
The Preservation Man (1962)
French Dressing (1964)
Always on a Sunday (1965)
The Debussy Film (1965)
Isadora: The Biggest Dancer in the World (1966)
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Dante's Inferno (1967)
Ken Russell In Conversation (1967)
Song of Summer: Frederick Delius (1968)
Women in Love (1969)
Dance of the Seven Veils (1970)
The Music Lovers (1970)
The Boyfriend (1971)
The Devils [uncensored] (1971)
Savage Messiah (1972)
Mahler (1974)
Tommy: The Movie (1975)
Lisztomania (1975)
Valentino (1977)
Altered States (1980)
Ken Russell's View of the Planets (1983)
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Gothic (1986)
Aria (1987)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
Various Music Videos (1980s)
Salome's Last Dance (1988)
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible (1989)
The Rainbow (1989)
The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990)
The Mystery of Dr. Martinu (1991)
Prisoner of Honor (1991)
Whore (1991)
Lady Chatterley (1993)
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1995)
Mindbenders (1996)
The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002)
A Kitten for Hitler (2007)
Trapped Ashes (2008)

I would be so grateful for any of his films any of you might have access to. Thank you! :)
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: August 29, 2016, 08:52:59 PM »

Impressive list !!!!
Posted by: James
« on: August 29, 2016, 07:29:10 PM »

It looks like this thread is at least a couple years old. Hoping it might still have some followers...

I am also a devout fan of Ken Russell. Through YouTube, Amazon, Torrents, etc. —I have managed to track down the following films of his, and am willing to share for those interested:

Knights on Bikes (1956)
Peepshow (1956)
Amelia and the Angel (1958)
Variations on a Mechanical Theme (1959)
A House in Bayswater (1960)
Shelagh Delaney's Salford (1960)
Antonio Gaudi (1961)
Elgar: Portrait of a Composer (1962)
The Preservation Man (1962)
French Dressing (1964)
Always on a Sunday (1965)
The Debussy Film (1965)
Isadora: The Biggest Dancer in the World (1966)
Billion Dollar Brain (1967)
Dante's Inferno (1967)
Ken Russell In Conversation (1967)
Song of Summer: Frederick Delius (1968)
Women in Love (1969)
Dance of the Seven Veils (1970)
The Music Lovers (1970)
The Boyfriend (1971)
The Devils [uncensored] (1971)
Savage Messiah (1972)
Mahler (1974)
Tommy: The Movie (1975)
Lisztomania (1975)
Valentino (1977)
Altered States (1980)
Ken Russell's View of the Planets (1983)
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Gothic (1986)
Aria (1987)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
Various Music Videos (1980s)
Salome's Last Dance (1988)
A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible (1989)
The Rainbow (1989)
The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner (1990)
The Mystery of Dr. Martinu (1991)
Prisoner of Honor (1991)
Whore (1991)
Lady Chatterley (1993)
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch (1995)
Mindbenders (1996)
The Fall of the Louse of Usher (2002)
A Kitten for Hitler (2007)
Trapped Ashes (2008)

I would be so grateful for any of his films any of you might have access to. Thank you! :)
Posted by: Joao
« on: May 27, 2014, 01:13:31 AM »

Alice in Russialand, plz.

Tks.