the Desecration and Resurrection of the Devils
01. From 2004 or some 33 years after the film was first seen.
02. For some reason, one needs an account with YouTube to access the 1st part of this documentary, which I do not have, so this will start with the 2nd part.
03. A lot of credit for the success of the film is given to the working relationship between Ken Russell and Derek Jarman. Thus, it is sad that they would work together only twice more: "Savage Messiah" and "Aria."
04. Georgina Hale has some real funny stories about working with Oliver Reed for the first time in the film.
05. One of the surprising things that comes out with the interviews with the people involved in making the film is, that normally when you make a film, you only know what you have, when the film is finished, but here, they knew what they had, often when they first saw the script for the film.
06. Ken may have been a difficult director for some actors to work with, but it is pointed out here, and it does show up in his other films, for example: the boy scout or scout in "Lair of the White Worm, the humanity that Ken shows for the characters in his films.
07. It is also pointed out in the interviews his shyness, which is probably why he made the films that he did, as a counteract to his shyness.
08. Since we have talked previously about the similarities between Ken Russell and Walt Disney, I did notice one difference between the two. Here the film was made first, and then afterwards the music was added to match the film. Walt Disney worked the opposite way. First came the music for an animated film, then the animation was added to match the music.
Next time: Part III, (hopefully.)