Film·1989·50m

A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible

Documentary

Moving with astonishing assurance through time and space, Russell recreates his life in a series of unconventional interconnected episodes – his thirties childhood in Southampton; his first sexual experience (watching Disney’s Pinocchio); his schooldays at the Nautical College, Pangbourne; early careers in the Merchant Marine and the Royal Air Force; dancing days at the Shepherds Bush Ballet Club; and of course his career as a filmmaker, beginning with an extraordinary interview with Huw Weldon for a job on Monitor.

Directed by Ken Russell

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Ken Russell
Ken Russell
Rupert Russell
Rupert Russell
Molly Russell
Molly Russell
Victoria Russell
Victoria Russell
Vivian Russell
Vivian Russell
Melvyn Bragg
Melvyn Bragg

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