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Savage Messiah: Ken Russell => Savage Messiah: Ken Russell => Topic started by: Rosebud on April 03, 2016, 04:12:03 AM
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Somebody may have already posted this, but I wanted to let people know that "The Strange Affliction of Anton Bruckner" is available to view on youtube. I pasted the link below. I always get excited when I find one of Ken's television films that I haven't seen before.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jy8-X60Oz9E
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Thank-you for the link. I'll have to take a look at it, when I can, as it is one of Ken's films I have not seen neither. Thank-you again.
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Ken's 5th and last film for "The South Bank Show."
Even by Ken's standards, a strange film.
The times are approximate and are not exact.
2:52 A farmer + a priest = Bruckner.
A simple composer compared to some of the other composers, such as Tchaikovsky, for which Ken has done films.
To be continued . . .
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7:06 Strange indeed
7:32 Motif: water ("Savage Messiah") But . . .?! unlike that film, where the water is outdoors and in a fountain. This one is indoors and in a tub, and would be depicted several times during the film.
9:07 Motif: flashbacks ("The Music Lovers")
9:56 Motif: sand and/or the beach ("Tommy")
To be continued . . .
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As strange as it may seem, Ken gets you to feel for the subject of this film and his other films.
11:23 No one is better at torturing his actors than Ken.
13:55 Motif: Sex + religion ("The Devils")
18:26 Ken has an eye for scenery and an ear for music. Thus, he combines what he hears with what he sees.
To be continued . . .
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19:01 Ken has a love-hate relationship with Wagner. He hates him, but . . .?! he loves to inflict his music on his audience.
19:02 Motif: dancing with the cows ("Women in Love")
22:07 Motif: food and eating ("Altered States")
27:10 Motif: comparison in black and white, but . . .?! here with some gray added. ("Mahler")
To be continued . . .
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28:38 At least Ken feeds his actors before he tortures them.
30:07 Motif: More dancing to music ("Lair of the White Worm") but . . . here voluntarily instead of involuntarily as there.
34:13 Motif: Naked women ("The Rainbow")
48:09 Motif: Celibacy, but . . . one of the few times he has anything good to say about it.
Next time: the finale
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Finale
The typical tasty concoction from Ken. One you'll long remember the taste of, long after you see it. Yet . . .?! there is something unsatisfactory and unfulfilling about it, as if one or more ingredients are missing from the recipe.
Next time: some interesting trivia from "Lair of the White Worm," that I want to burn off.