Ken Russell

Ken Russell

Henry Kenneth Alfred "Ken" Russell (3 July 1927 – 27 November 2011) was an English film director. He is known for his pioneering work in television and film, and for his controversial style. He has been criticized as being over-obsessed with sexuality and the church. His subject matter is often about famous composers, or based on other works of art which he adapts loosely. Russell began directing for the BBC, where he did creative adaptations of composers' lives which were unusual for the time. He also directed many feature films independently and for studios. He is best known for his Oscar-winning romantic drama Women in Love (1969), the notoriously controversial The Devils (1971), the rock musical Tommy (1975), and the science fiction film Altered States (1980). One noted admirer, British film critic Mark Kermode, attempting to sum up the director's achievement, called Russell; "somebody who proved that British cinema didn't have to be about kitchen-sink realism – it could be every bit as flamboyant as Fellini. He now makes very strange experimental films like Lion's Mouth and Revenge of the Elephant Man, and they are as edgy and out there as the work he made in the 1970s."
    Known for
    Directing
    Place of birth
    Southampton, Hampshire, England, UK
    Birthday
    7/3/1927
Whore
Whore
5.3
Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait
Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait
6
Gothic
Gothic
5.7
The Real Blue Nuns
The Real Blue Nuns
5
Tommy
Tommy
6.5
Trapped Ashes
Trapped Ashes
5
Valentino
Valentino
5.9
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
5.5
Salome's Last Dance
Salome's Last Dance
6.3
The Real Oliver Reed
The Real Oliver Reed
0
The Fall of the Louse of Usher
The Fall of the Louse of Usher
4.3
A Kitten for Hitler
A Kitten for Hitler
4.7
Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils
Hell on Earth: The Desecration & Resurrection of The Devils
6.9
Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
Music for the Movies: Georges Delerue
0
Tales of Erotica
Tales of Erotica
4.1
Boudica Bites Back
0
Savage Messiah
Savage Messiah
6.1
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch
The Insatiable Mrs. Kirsch
4.4
Revenge of the Elephant Man
0
Mr. Nice
Mr. Nice
6.1
Lion's Mouth
0
The Who: One Band's Explosive Story
The Who: One Band's Explosive Story
8
In Search of Dracula
In Search of Dracula
0
Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell
Your Honour, I Object! Guccione V Russell
0
Don’t Shoot the Composer
Don’t Shoot the Composer
0
Brothers of the Head
Brothers of the Head
5.7
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music
10
Director of Devils
0
A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
A Turnip Head’s Guide To The British Cinema
0
10 Best Elgar
10 Best Elgar
0
The Russia House
The Russia House
6.1
Empire of the Censors
3.5
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
Ken Russell: A Bit of a Devil
8
Song of Summer
Song of Summer
6.2
Colour Me Kubrick
Colour Me Kubrick
5.7
The Lair of the White Worm
The Lair of the White Worm
5.9
Walk With The Damned
Walk With The Damned
0
Russell at Work
0
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax
6
The Aristofrogs
The Aristofrogs
0
A British Picture
A British Picture
5.8
The Devils Original on-set footage
0
Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song
Ken Russell: In Search of the English Folk Song
6.5
The Kids Are Alright
The Kids Are Alright
7.1
Twiggy
Twiggy
0
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