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0:00.00
Why or why, of all the sculptors out there, did Russell pick the one he did for the subject of this film? And would not a film on the better known Rodin make a better film?
0:02.44
That is an interesting remark our hero makes on the beauty of man. Is this another of Russell's films on the gay artist?
0:03.40
Less than 5 minutes into the film, and we are already into Russell's water motif.
0:04.53
Costuming. The hero and heroine are dressed alike. Both are wearing straw hats, coats, and a dark shirt with an open collar. What is up with that? I was only surprised that the heroine was not wearing bloomers or some other type of trousers.
0:08.53
Cinematography. Of all the painters seen, the only one turned towards the camera, the only face we can see, is the hero's.
0:10.31
The sexiest scene in the film. And our heroine is fully clothed. That is Russell's skill. Making sexy what otherwise would not be sexy. And that is not the only time. In "Lair of the White Worm," Amanda Donohoe, as Lady Sylvia Marsh, is far sexier when she is wearing something, then when she is stark naked.
To be continued . . .