Refocus: the Films of Ken Russell

ISBN-13: 9781474477659 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 320 str.

Matthew Melia

Opis

Showcases the most contemporary scholarly and archival research into Ken Russell's career and work Contains writing and research from a range of new and emerging scholars of Russell's work Includes reflections and discussion from those who knew and worked with Russell: his wife Elize Russell and editor Roger Crittenden Foreword by Russell influenced film director Bernard Rose Ken Russell was among the most provocative, creative, original and important directors in British film and television history but his career and legacy have long suffered under the media clich s of 'Madman' or 'Enfant Terrible' of British cinema nicknames which have tended to delegitimise his status and pioneering role in post-war film and television culture. This scholarly edited collection refuses these terms and aims to not only reflect and further current critical research into Russell's work but to see Russell as the Renaissance man of British cinema. It brings together the work of new and established scholars as well as the reflections of those who knew and worked with Russell. ReFocus: The Films of Ken Russell offers new perspectives across the breadth of Russell's extensive career in television, film and other mediums, and seeks to better understand not only his reception, but the importance of collaboration to his practice, and the legacy of the man himself.

Spis treści

List of Figures

Notes on Contributors
Acknowledgements

Foreword by Bernard Rose

Introduction

Part 1. Contextualising Ken Russell

1. Ken Russell: The Boy Behind The Man - Elize Russell

2. Performed Masculinities: Oliver Reed in Ken Russell’s Films of the ‘Long 1960s’ - Caroline Langhorst

3. Ken Russell’s Gothic Modernism - Matthew Melia

Part 2. Ken Russell and Television

4. Ken Russell and Television Advertising - Richard Farmer

5. Quartet: Ken Russell’s Painter Biopics and how they Anticipate the Later Cinematic Work - Paul Davies

6. Ken Russell and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood - Jo George

Part 3. Design, Staging and Stardom

7. Shirley Russell and The Role of The Boyfriend in 1970s Retro - NJ Stevenson

8. "There was no better director to learn from": Ken Russell’s Collaboration with Derek Jarman - Brian Hoyle-George

9. The Hermeneutics of Noise: The Sounds of Salvation in Ken Russell’s Tommy - K.A. Laity

10. Mythologising Valentino: Stardom, Biography and Performance in Ken Russell’s Valentino - Jade Evans

Part 4. Transgression and the Russell Legacy

11. The Extraordinary Parallel – Ken Russell & Dennis Potter Side by Side - Mateja ?edovi?

12. Ken Russell and the sexual dimension of the outsider artist: an exploration of Elgar: The Erotic Variations?and Delius: A Moment with Venus - Kevin Fullerton

13. The Short History of Ken Russell Films in Japan - Sawako Omori

14. Nicolas Winding Refn and the Russell Style - Adam Powell

Part 5: A word from the editor...

15. Ken Russell’s Song of Summer and the Virtue of Restraint - Roger Crittenden