Monday, November 28, 2011

Savage Messiah (1972) by Ken Russell



Savage Messiah is a 1972 British biographical film of the life of French sculptor Henri Gaudier-Brzeska, made by Russ-Arts and distributed by MGM. It was directed and produced by Ken Russell with Harry Benn as associate producer, from a screenplay by Christopher Logue, based on the book Savage Messiah by H.S. Ede. Much of the content of Ede's book came from letters sent between Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and his lover Sophie Brzeska. The music score was by Michael Garrett (though music by Claude Debussy and Alexander Scriabin was also used), and the cinematography by Dick Bush. The sets were designed by Derek Jarman.

Starring: Dorothy Tutin, Scott Antony, Helen Mirren, Lindsay Kemp, Peter Vaughan and Michael Gough.

References: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savage_Messiah

Whore (1991) by Ken Russell






Whore is a 1991 film and the last film by controversial British director and screenwriter Ken Russell, starring actress Theresa Russell as a Los Angeles prostitute. The film remains fairly rare as it has only been released on VHS as of 2012. Below is a link to the view the full feature. Enjoy.



Sunday, November 27, 2011

Alejandro Jodorowsky - Interview at ICA London (December 2002)

An interesting and amusing interview with Chilean surrealist filmmaker, Alejandro Jodorowsky  (Fando and Lis, El Topo, The Holy Mountain, Santa Sangre) recorded at the ICA, London in December 2002 after a screening of Santa Sangre.