Episode 208: Ken Russell (feat. Samm Deighan)

Published: Dec. 23, 2022, 9 p.m.

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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.\\xa0

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\\xa0 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\\xa0

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 \\u017bu\\u0142awski\\u2019s THE BLUE NOTE
2:00:18 - 2:17:10\\xa0 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\\xa0 Favorite Ken Russell movies and conclusion

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Follow Samm Deighan on Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/sammdeighan/posts

Listen to Twitch Of The Death Nerve:
https://cinepunx.com/podcast-episodes/twitch-of-the-death-nerve/


Buy The Legacy of World War II in European Arthouse Cinema by Samm Deighan:
https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/the-legacy-of-world-war-ii-in-european-arthouse-cinema/

Read Samm Deighan\\u2019s Ken Russell Retrospective series at Diabolique Magazine:
https://diaboliquemagazine.com/category/columns/a-ken-russell-retrospective/


Listen to The Projection Booth Podcast on Ken Russell:
https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2020/03/special-report-tommy-1975.html?m=0
https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2014/05/episode-168-devils.html
https://www.projectionboothpodcast.com/2015/04/episode-216-altered-states.html?m=0

Director Joe Talbot on WOMEN IN LOVE:

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/6435-more-is-more-lessons-in-excess-from-women-in-love


Elgar
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPNrKx4dKfU

The Debussy Film
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsdAIYmSHAg


Dance Of The Seven Veils
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLA3C645436B787602


The Music Lovers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8Tf31aOITI&t=2s


Mahler
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PGq7TFoxB4E&t=2s


Salome\\u2019s Last Dance
https://rarefilmm.com/2019/09/salomes-last-dance-1988/

The Blue Note (Andrzej \\u017bu\\u0142awski\\u2019s 1991 film about Fr\\xe9d\\xe9ric Chopin)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z06E3HKnzAI

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