Too late- you missed it:
Altered States in London, UK
Altered States is on at the British Film Institute
on 30 Sept 2021.
Altered States in St Louis, USA
A chance to see Altered States in the open air.
It is on 4 Aug 2021 at The Arkadin Backlot at The Heavy Anchor, St. Louis,
MO 63116.
The link is
here
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Girls Will Be Boys/Boys Will Be Girls
Girls Will Be Boys/Boys Will Be Girls is an exhibition
of Ken's photography (along with photos of Alan Vines). It is at the
Lucy Bell Gallery in St Leonards on Sea, UK from 21 Sep - 9 Nov 2019.
"Before finding fame as a film director with Women in Love, Tommy and
The Devils,Russell worked as a freelance photographer. His series "The
Last of The Teddy Girls" explores the Teddy Girl subculture of London in
the 1950s,and captures the suits and slick backs that epitomise this
genre. Few people know that Ken Russell originally wanted to be a serious
fashion photographer and tried to start by photographing Mattli, the
Swiss-born and London-based fashion designer known for his couture designs
and, later, his ready-to-wear clothing and couture patterns. But as Ken
himself admitted, he was hopeless and couldn’t connect with his subjects.
His genius was to connect brilliantly with the Teddy Girls and boys and
later with his actors, all of whom would do anything for him. In the 50s,
he had captioned a series of photographs he took of antique clothing
stores series beginning with “Forget your Dior fashions”!” But actually,
he loved all the couture stuff."
Tommy in the cinema in the UK
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The British Film Institute are showing Tommy from 22-30 Nov
2019. The film will also be shown in some cinemas throughout the country.
"Ken Russell interprets The Who’s concept album as a mix of high-energy
kitsch and darker psychological nightmare."
But "We have imported a print
from France for these screenings as there is no longer a good print available in
this country. The print will have French subtitles which we hope will not impair
your enjoyment." Sad there is no good print available in the UK.
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Ken Russell season in Armenia
AFG present various Ken Russell films as part of the Great Composers and
Great Passions season in Yerevan, Armenia. The films are:
- Elgar and Always on Sunday in Yerevan on 2 Sept 2017.
- The Debussy Film on 9 Sept 2017
- Isadora Duncan on 16 Sept 2017
- Dante's Inferno on 23 Sept 2017
- Song of Summer on 30 Sept 2017
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A Tribute to Ken Russell in London, UK
The Cinema Museum in London present a festival of Ken Russell films from
23-27 Aug 2017.
The fillms and guests are:
- The Debussy Film with a talk by Melvyn Bragg
- The Devils introduced by Mark Kermode
- Mahler with guests Robert Powell and Georgina Hale
- Music Lovers with a talk by Glenda Jackson
- Savage Messiah with guests Lisi Russell, Judith Paris and Michael
Bradsell
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Ken Russell on Screen by Chris Wade
A new book on Ken Russell by Chris Wade.
"Ken Russell: On Screen celebrates the film and television career of
one of the world's most innovative, controversial, and outrageous
directors of all time. Ken Russell was a one off, a notorious enfant
terrible, and the definition of a true maverick. He was also a genius. In
a series of articles, Chris Wade goes through Ken's long and varied
career, focusing on such seminal works as The Devils, Tommy and Lair of
the White Worm, as well as assessing his seminal BBC films of the 1960s.
Also explored in depth is Ken's final era, The Gorsewood Years, his time
as a truly independent filmmaker.The book features new recollections from
Russell collaborators like Murray Melvin, who looks back on The Devils,
his son Xavier Russell, Rick Wakeman and many more, plus pictures provided
by Ken's wife Lisi."
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Paul Sutton's monumental biography
of Ken and his films
Two editions, colour and black and white.
Highly recommended.
