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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). For the Vestron deal, he directed Salome's Last Dance (1988), a loosely adapted esoteric tribute to Oscar Wilde 's controversial play Salome , which was banned on the 19th century London stage.
The Secret Life of Arnold Bax is a 1992 British TV movie directed by Ken Russell, who also stars in the title role as composer Arnold Bax.It was one of eight musical drama documentaries directed by Russell for The South Bank Show on London Weekend Television between 1983 and 2002. [1]
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"It was in many ways a perfect Ken Russell film – raunchy and funny," Boswell said. "Alice in Wonderland is almost his perfect vehicle, with sexual freakery and religious aspects." [72] By December 9, shooting was expected to begin early in 2012, with Renaissance Media Entertainment raising funding for the project. [73]
Ken Russell's ABC of British Music is a 1988 British documentary directed by and featuring Ken Russell. It was broadcast as an edition of The South Bank Show on 2 April 1988. The film presents an A to Z selection of Russell's musical enthusiasms, using alphabetical coincidence to present widely contrasting subjects - Elgar and Elton John, Holst ...
Treasure Island is a 1995 British made-for-TV musical film written and directed by Ken Russell, based on the 1883 novel Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson. It stars Russell's then-wife Hetty Baynes as a genderswapped Long John Silver.
William and Dorothy is a 1978 British TV movie directed by Ken Russell. [1] [2] It was screened with The Rime of the Ancient Mariner as Clouds of Glory. The Los Angeles Times called it "flat out brilliant". [3]
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World is a BBC Television film based on the life of the American dancer Isadora Duncan first broadcast on 22 September 1966. The film was directed and produced by Ken Russell and written by Sewell Stokes and Russell.