BBC News - Ken Russell: A true British original: "Ken Russell was a larger than life character who was one of the most controversial directors in British cinema. He specialised in the interpretation of the great classical composers, extravaganzas which matched powerful images with a dramatic score.
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| Ken Russell...not a 'yes man' that's for sure! Quite a few folk had a wee bit of trouble with Kenneth: IE the Roman Catholic Church wasn't his biggest fan. I remember watching the lives of various classical composers on BBC tv many moons ago and for a lot of young people it may very well have been their first introduction to classical music. May he be rolling his film once more in another dimension of this mysterious universe... Click on link above for full story. (Photo: Getty). |
