Episode 208: Ken Russell (feat. Samm Deighan)

Written By James Laczkowski

Guest host Bill Ackerman invites author, film historian and Twitch Of The Death Nerve co-host Samm Deighan to discuss the work of Ken Russell, the visionary talent who directed groundbreaking profiles of artists for the BBC before attaining international acclaim and notoriety through bold, often controversial films like WOMEN IN LOVE, THE MUSIC LOVERS, THE DEVILS, THE BOY FRIEND, MAHLER, TOMMY and ALTERED STATES. 

00:00 - 21:49 - Introduction
21:50 - 38:51 - Monitor, ELGAR and the early BBC years
38:52 - 46:30 - Early Theatrical Features and THE DEBUSSY FILM
46:31 - 59:09  WOMEN IN LOVE
59:10 - 1:09:19 DANCE OF THE SEVEN VEILS and World War II imagery
1:09:20 - 1:16:46 THE MUSIC LOVERS 
1:16:47 -1:37:23 THE DEVILS
1:37:23 - 1:51:17 THE BOY FRIEND
1:51:18 - 2:00:17 SAVAGE MESSIAH and Andrzej Żuławski’s THE BLUE NOTE
2:00:18 - 2:17:10  MAHLER, TOMMY, LISZTOMANIA and VALENTINO
2:17:11 - 2:31:53 ALTERED STATES and Ken Russell in the 80s
2:31:54 - 2:44:15 WHORE and the later films of Ken Russell
2:44:15 - 2:46:40  Favorite Ken Russell movies and conclusion 

James Laczkowski
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