Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on youtube. Ken russell on youtube and moviesharing on the net by mediafunhouse. His filmmaker friend derek jarman called him a romantic who saw the world in vivid black and white. Productions, 1953 west end 1954 broadway 1970 broadway revival 1971 film 1984 west end revival 2005 north american tour. Most notably in the films of ken russell including her performance as alma mahler, in a wonderful and visually rich biopic on the composer mahler 1974 which she won a bafta british academy award for. The boy friend began life as sandy wilsons smallscale pastiche of british musical comedies of the 1920s. The devils is a 1971 british historical drama horror film directed by ken russell and starring oliver reed and vanessa redgrave. Video clips are restricted, but the text can be read. Though theatre was my first love, film has stolen my heart in recent. Thompson before on the boyfriend, ken russells movie that starred twiggy with tommy tune, barbara windsor and glenda jackson. The boy friend 1971 original trailer hd 1080p youtube. The british film institutes blockbuster musicals season titled simply, but with apt.
Upgrade to a letterboxd pro account to add your favorite services to this listincluding any service and country pair listed on justwatchand to enable oneclick filtering by all your favorites. Only someone with ken russell s outrageous genius would have the balls to make a film like dance of the seven veils. Wrapping a narrative frame around the original a seaside theatrical company mounts a production of the 20s musical spoof the boy friend allows russell, in turn, to explore and parody the. Anyone who knows anything about this 1971 ken russell movie will know it was hacked to pieces by warner brothers us because it was deemed. Download the film off youtube legally by copying and pasting the. Ken s best friend, allan sherwood midges boyfriend, later husband, was introduced in 1964. Russell s 1980 effort altered states was a departure in both genre and tone, in that it is russell s only foray into science fiction. Details about twiggy ken russell the boy friend lp stereo columbia scxa 9251 uk 71. The woman who made the ken doll made it to resemble her husband. And dont let the presence of hollywood director and talent scout mr. Omnibus dance of the seven veils 1970 complete by velmawallenrod.
James top 10 favorite films by ken russell 1927 2011 by james mccormick. Ken russell s the music lovers universal vault contest interesting that they give a format choice free ondemand, pay download or dvd. Ken russell at the bbc ken russell in conversation. Georgina hale is an accomplished stage actress who has made many memorable forays in cinema. The boyfriend lives again in a spectacular blu ray release the print is exceptional, and the 5. The problem with salomes last dance and lair of the white worm not being reissued is that ken russell made both films for a longdefunct company called vestron. Christopher gable, ken russell, twiggy, the boy friend, 1971 cc19x2 from alamys library of millions of high. The answer my friends is blowing in zebedy colts virgin dreams, an abstract erotic exercise made for jean jennings fans but bearing the influence of ken s works. Brilliant, colorful musical from ken russell, starring twiggy and tommy tune. A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s england.
The violent, sexual, and religious content of director ken russell s 1971 film the devils has long made it one of the most controversial horror movies of them all. When the leading lady of a lowbudget musical revue sprains her ankle, the assistant stage manager is forced to understudy and perform in her place, becoming a. Anoth mgm atypical musical must own from warner archive. You are my lucky star and a room in bloomsbury from the 1971 movie the boy friend. Jan 11, 2012 the complete ken russell song of summer circa 1968. When the chicago film festival held its evening with busby berkeley a few years ago, the effect of three straight hours of production numbers was, well, stupefying. The sixties were a time when ordinary people could do extraordinary things. The boy friend 1971 youre my lucky star twiggy youtube. Mahler is a 1974 biographical film based on the life of austrobohemian composer gustav mahler. The official youtube channel for the klove radio network.
The shelleys visit lord byron and compete to write a horror story. With gabriel byrne, julian sands, natasha richardson, myriam cyr. Still, for anyone wanting an introduction to the man, or simply requiring a refresher course in what mademakes him so. Friends youtube, eliza doolittle, funny costumes, julie. The film gives an overview of ken s childhood and career, and has interviews with xavier russell ken s son who edited some of ken s films, judith paris, emma millions and voice only scott antony. Ken russell s famous quote if i hadnt told united artists it was a film about a homosexual who fell in love with a nymphomaniac it might never have been financed. The first africanamerican male doll, brad, was introduced in 1968, as the boyfriend of barbies africanamerican friend, christie, who was introduced in 1967. She later worked on the wicker man, anthony shaffers harrowing film directed by robin hardy that featured edward woodward, christopher lee and diane cliento, britt ekland and.
In peckinpahs case, pat garrett and billy the kid which to this day has never fully recovered. Russell wanted to film in a theatre rather than a film studio. Russells women in love continued to push boundaries and provoke scandal. Feb 03, 2020 best of youtube music sports gaming movies tv shows news live fashion spotlight 360 video browse channels sign in to like videos, comment, and subscribe. See more ideas about ken russell, twiggy and film stills. For the vestron deal, he directed salomes last dance 1988, a loosely adapted esoteric tribute to oscar wildes controversial play salome, which was banned on the 19th century london stage. Aug 14, 2018 crazy rich asians follows native new yorker rachel chu as she accompanies her longtime boyfriend, nick young, to his best friends wedding in singapore. That is my memory of ken russell, the largerthanlife movie director who has just died aged 84.
Oct 12, 2016 the assistant stage manager of a smalltime theatrical company polly browne is forced to understudy for the leading lady rita at a matinee performance at which an illustrious hollywood director cecil b. Working at the height of his formidable powers, ken russell braids a whole. Subtitled a comic strip in seven episodes on the life of richard strauss 18641949, the film depicted the german composer of also sprach zarathustra as a nazi. Composer gustav mahlers life, told in a series of flashbacks as he and his wife discuss their failing marriage during a train journey. Apr 20, 2011 the star has injured an ankle, but the show and inexperienced stage assistant polly browne must go on. It was written and directed by ken russell for goodtimes enterprises, and starred robert powell as gustav mahler and georgina hale as alma mahler.
Ken russells banned film the dance of the seven veils. I just wanted to share this clip with those who do not readily. Rare unrated cut of controversial 1971 film the devils. Even if you are not interested in the films, i think it is good to delivery a message to the studios that we want proper disc releases of their vault titles. Oliver reed films tdebbie20022 movies artists kq 17 videos. When the play was brought to america in 1954, its star was the teenage julie andrews. Ken russell celebrity profile check out the latest ken russell photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. The original trailer in high definition of the boy friend directed by ken russell and starring twiggy, christopher gable, max adrian. The devils ken russell 1971 time capsule of almost. Savage messiah ken russell 1972 tvrip by angel wells. With vanessa redgrave, oliver reed, dudley sutton, max adrian. Seen maybe three to a movie, berkeleys geometric arrangements of smiling girls were sort of fun. The boy friend 1971 ken russell, twiggy, christopher.
The boy friend is a 1971 britishamerican musical comedy film directed by ken russell and starring twiggy, christopher gable, tommy tune, and max adrian with an uncredited appearance by glenda jackson. All of vestrons titles were aquired by artisan in the 1990s. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Lista di film gialli in italiano da vedere su youtube. Keri russell gushes about working with beau matthew rhys. Each short uses an aria as soundtracksound vivaldi, bach, wagner, and is an interpretation of the. In a case of reality imitating art, as preparation russell and twiggy went to an amateur production of the boyfriend in essex and they caused the same reaction as in the film with the famous director visiting the amateur production. In a case of reality imitating art, as preparation russell and twiggy went to an amateur production of the boyfriend in essex and they caused the same reaction as in the film with the famous director visiting the. Feb 20, 2012 ken russell s celebrated 1971 masterpiece, a landmark in british cinema finally available on special edition 2 dvd set. Im thinking of the music lovers, the devils, the boyfriend, savage messiah, mahler, lisztomania and valentino. Ken russell was one of the most visceral filmmakers. To that end, ken russell at the bbc earns an easy highly recommended. Christopher gable is a perfect partner for her polly.
Dethrill is in the audience scouting for actors to be in his latest alltalking, alldancing, allsinging extravaganza. Bbc interview with ken russell and tony lane on invasion of the not quite dead 2008 ken russell interview bbc film network. Russell did one of the segments for aria 1987 and for british tv made ken russell s abc of british music 1988 and a british picture 1989. The boy friend is as entertaining as any musical youll ever see. Ive seen her sing and dance on stage and she is the real deal. Portrait of a maverick ken russell portrait of a maverick is a documentary by chris wade. Two other standout performances were in russell s notorious the devils. With twiggy, christopher gable, max adrian, bryan pringle. It sounds shocking but in the context of the film it is a key scene.
For the film adaptation, see the boy friend 1971 film. Russell, you get the feeling of how he worked with small crews, why he approached subjects the way he did, and how these early projects led to. The boy friend sometimes misspelled the boyfriend is a musical by sandy wilson. By some skill of weaving together editing, sound, and music, he was able to access emotional expression on a level ive seldom seen elsewhere. With women in love, 42yearold british director ken russell suddenly burst upon the film scene as a director of international importance, and american filmgoers wondered where this considerable talent had been keeping itself all this time. Ken russell you ol do, now im going to have to youtube the film. Ken russells the music lovers universal vault contest. Directed by robert altman, bruce beresford, bill bryden.
Mar 03, 2017 keri russell and boyfriend matthew rhys take their work home with them. This anthology should be most rewarding for ken russell fans, covering his early years spent doing dramatically staged docs about composers for the bbc. Original british quad poster for the 1971 musical the boy friend, directed by ken russell and starring the. Apr 05, 2018 at the end of that decade, director ken russell would adapt one of lawrences earlier works, the 1920 novel women in love. The boy friend 1971 i could be happy with you youtube. The boy friend music from the original soundtrack 1971. This film is a reminder that russell was not just an adapter of lawrences work but also a fellow trailblazer. As michael brooke describes it over at the bfis screen on line. Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including ken russell, jeanluc godard, robert altman, bruce beresford, and nicolas roeg. With robert powell, georgina hale, lee montague, miriam karlin. The music lovers is a 1971 british drama film directed by ken russell. I do not own the rights to this piece, arrangement, recording or anything related.
The boyfriend s hues dazzle, its message reassures, and its exuberant innocence refreshes. Jul 10, 2019 i pranked my boyfriend and hid open condoms in his car too funny goldjuice tshirts. With john hurt, theresa russell, stephanie lane, roy hyatt. Sign in full ken russell the debussy film 1965 by funkymonx. Ken russell s the boyfriend has a sorry editorial history stemming back to the early seventies. I just barely made it through the boyfriend this summer because she is. Working from paddy chayefskys screenplay based upon his novel, russell used his penchant for elaborate visual effects to translate chayefskys hallucinatory story to the cinema, and took the opportunity to add his trademark religious and sexual imagery. Youtube is an american online videosharing platform headquartered in san bruno, california. She said russell intends the audience to understand that tschaikovski was gay because he doesnt get aroused by the sight of glenda jackson rolling around naked on the floor of a train. Nils lofgren on beatles, the who, keith richards and backing chuck berry duration. Ive often wondered what would have resulted if ken russell had taken one of the offers back in the day when porn was chic and actually made a hardcore porn film.
Here, he recalls the passion and generosity of the illustrious maestro, one of the. The boy friend 1971 ken russell, twiggy, christopher gable. In 17thcentury france, father urbain grandier seeks to protect the city of loudun from the corrupt establishment of cardinal richelieu. For the best experience please update your browser. With sammi davis, amanda donohoe, paul mcgann, christopher gable. Three former paypal employeeschad hurley, steve chen, and jawed karimcreated the service in february 2005. This is a classic portrayal of the most incredibly moving story. Ken russells private life made his films look tame.
Working at the height of his formidable powers, ken russell braids a whole new layer of story onto the hit stage musical that made julie andrews a star and opens it up to some astonishing flights. Her performance in the boy friend is unusually pure and sympathetic for something found in a ken russell film, and in a way, her characters predicament can be seen as a metaphor for twiggys appearance in this film. Strange to say the least, this was ken russell s ode to the musical era long past and the star was 60s super model twiggy in her only and. A ken russell site by iain fisher these are all amazing pieces of work and some of the most brave british films of the 20th century. Briefly, the bigwigs at mgm decided they knew better than the likes of russell and sam peckinpah and set about butchering some of their major works.
Here, she is endearing and delicate, charmingly unsophisticated in an eliza doolittle fashion. This is purely for entertainment value, not for monetary purposes. The boy friend 1971 stream and watch online moviefone. Twiggy ken russell the boy friend lp stereo columbia. Hunting down a streaming service to buy, rent, download, or watch the ken russell directed movie via subscription can be confusing, so we here at moviefone want to help you out. Hysteria occurs within the city when he is accused of witchcraft by a sexually repressed nun. Mar 20, 2016 one of my favorite parts in the kids are alright. The musicals original 1954 london production ran for 2,078 performances, making it briefly the thirdlongest running musical in west end or broadway history after chu chin chow and oklahoma. But when you got his entire career in one splicedtogether dose, you couldnt help realizing how little. The film is a dramatised historical account of the rise and fall of urbain grandier, a 17thcentury roman catholic priest executed for witchcraft following the supposed possessions in loudun, france. It is an adaptation of the musical the boy friend by sandy wilson.
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