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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!


Quote from: 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: 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

Quote from: 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: 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.
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: July 27, 2013, 07:57:15 PM »

Always on Sunday
http://wn.com/Ken_Russell/films
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: July 19, 2013, 08:07:02 PM »

Amelia and the Angel
http://thespace.org/items/e00000m8?t=cpn8v

Other good stuff on this site as well
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: July 07, 2013, 05:28:47 PM »

Old Battersea House (A House in Bayswater) is here
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFZlBYJ0_uY

It has never been on DVD. Quite a beautiful film, it shows compassion for the people and Ken's usual vibrant imagery.

More soon.

Iain
Posted by: BoyScoutKevin
« on: June 24, 2013, 09:52:26 PM »

"Are not available." Does that mean the films are lost and now should be considered "lost films," or does that mean that they are not available in a format that can be viewed, and one day may be available in a format that can be viewed?

As for "Diary of a Nobody," when did any author like the way that their story or life was portrayed by Russell? Though, he often made their story or life more interesting than it actually was.
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: June 24, 2013, 02:03:04 PM »

Sorry for not getting back sooner.

To make a start, the bad news.  As far as I know the following are not available on DVD, video or to download
- Lourdes
- Portrait of a Goon
- Lion's Mouth (I have a copy but I can't copy it, sorry)

There are legal issues around Diary of a nobody.  I saw it at the BFI, but that was an exception.  The estate of the authors of the book on which the film was based have banned further showings of the film, because they did not like the way it was filmed.  However is this still the case? The book was published in 1888-1892 and the two authors died in 1912 and 1919.  The book can't still be in copyright.

I'll cover the rest this week.

Iain
Posted by: ilia
« on: June 22, 2013, 01:24:09 PM »

Hello one more time!
So how about these links?
Or there are non of these films in the list exist in the Net?

Ilia.
Posted by: Iain Fisher
« on: May 29, 2013, 08:02:40 PM »

Hi Ilia,

Good to hear from you.  I'll get back in a few days with those online films I know about, and I am sure others will add more.

Iain
Posted by: ilia
« on: May 20, 2013, 10:07:22 AM »

Well, hello everyone... er, where have you been?.. ;-)
I'm Ilia, Ken's fan from Kazakhstan.
Thanks to you all, and to Iain especially for this site, there is so much valuable information. You are great!
Maybe you can help me - you see, i got whatever only i could find on youtube and torrent-trackers
but i still missed some Ken's films
These are:
Old Battersea House
Diary of a nobody
Don't shoot the composer
William and Dorothy
The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
Vaughan Williams
The Secret Life of Sir Arnold Bax


And these (but it's less important):
Lourdes
Poet's London
Gordon Jacob
Guitar Crazy
Variations on a mechanical theme
Two Painters
portrait of a Goon
Marie Rambert remembers
Architecture and entertainment
Cranks at Work
The miner's picnic
Portrait of a Soviet Composer
Preservation man
Mr Chesher´s traction engines
Watch the birdie
The lonely shore
Bartok
The dotty world of James Lloyd
Classic Widows
Alice in Russialand
Elgar A Portrait of the Composer on a Bicycle *
Lion's Mouth


Maube you could give me some links to sites with free-download staff or something like that?
Anyway, I will be appreciate for any information.


Sincerely yours
Ilia from Almaty,
Republic of Kazakhstan,
Central Asia