Heartland

an odd character. very outspoken. loved many of his films - even "Lair of the White Worm"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-15917073

The BBC wrote:British film director Ken Russell, who was Oscar-nominated for his 1969 film Women In Love, has died at the age of 84.

His son, Alex, said he died peacefully in his sleep in a hospital on Sunday

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001692/

Ah a pity. He was vaguely in the Sisters world having directed Jim Steinman's Pandora's Box 'It's all coming back to me now' video. Yep that one whatshername ruined!

The funeral scene from Mahler disturbed me greatly - once again Big Sis getting her own back on the snivling annoyance called 'me'. Where was the duty of care?

I had nightmares for weeks, refused to go to two grandparents funerals several years later because they were cremations.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ScFsINA31S0

I have/had a bit of a love/hate relationship with Mr Russell - was he a misogynist or philogynist? I could never quite put my finger on it. Anyway, he certainly was a pioneer and the film and tv world is a richer, if not slightly sicker place because of him

One of my favourite visual scenes in ANY film is here 3mins 55 seconds in (if you want to avoid the gratuitious placement of a bare-chested Roger Daltrey )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV_9pn7MGUo

Debaser wrote: One of my favourite visual scenes in ANY film is here 3mins 55 seconds in (if you want to avoid the gratuitious placement of a bare-chested Roger Daltrey )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV_9pn7MGUo

Thank you for the warning, but while skipping there, still, I saw the water fall scene

Sita wrote:

Debaser wrote: One of my favourite visual scenes in ANY film is here 3mins 55 seconds in (if you want to avoid the gratuitious placement of a bare-chested Roger Daltrey )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QV_9pn7MGUo

Thank you for the warning, but while skipping there, still, I saw the water fall scene

Oh, be still, my aching heart I think a slight 'phwoaaaar' came out

Debaser wrote: Oh, be still, my aching heart I think a slight 'phwoaaaar' came out

the hair, the wet pants, the mountain

He made some wonderfully insane movies. Sadly missed.

Not to mention Gothic.
Something of a Friday night special when I was a wee goff. Yay for quirky folk, RIP Mr Russell.