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Catholicism Russell's deep Catholicism can
be seen in his films, ranging from the devotion of the
early amateur films, to the testing of the faith in films
like The Devils, and finally the mocking of the trappings
of organised religion.
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Sexuality On Ebay the film Savage Messiah
was advertised as Russell's film about kinky sex. Another weak critic who
hasn't actually seen the film. In
fact it is about unconsummated love, a common theme in his
work.
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The
elements A
very visual filmmaker, Russell uses the elements- air,
fire, water, earth- to the full.
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Freud,
childhood, decay Dreams,
piles of dead bodies, Nazis, cripples. All signs of an
active schoolboy imagination at work.
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Recycling Many favourite images are reused
in various films.
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