Learning on ScreenRainbow, The
- Synopsis
- Ken Russell’s sensuous dramatisation of DH Lawrence’s ‘The Rainbow’, which explores the motivations of a young woman defying both her parents and the moral constraints of Victorian England. Sammi Davis stars as Ursula Brangwen, a young women in the process of discovering her sexuality. At school she enjoys a passionate affair with the gym mistress Winifred Inger (Amanda Donohoe), and later becomes a teacher herself. But when she meets and marries the soldier Anton Skrebensky (Paul McGann), it gradually becomes clear to her that true satisfaction lies elsewhere.
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Year of release
- 2006
- Year of production
- 1988
- Subjects
- English language and literature
- Keywords
- Lawrence, D H
Credits
- Director
- Ken Russell
- Writer
- D H Lawrence
- Cast
Amanda Donohoe Paul McGann Sammi Davis
Distribution Formats
- Type
- DVD
- Format
- Region 2 PAL
- Price
- £15.99
- Availability
- Sale
- Duration/Size
- 106 minutes
- Year
- 2013
Distributor
- Name
Lionsgate UK
- Web
- http://www.lionsgatefilms.co.uk External site opens in new window
- Phone
- 0207 299 8800
- Address
- Ariel House
74A Charlotte Street
London
W1T 4QJ
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