Ken Russell: The Great Passions: Always on Sunday; Isadora; Dante’s Inferno

Synopsis: This collection brings together three films from 1965-7. The collection opens with ALWAYS ON SUNDAY (1965) a dramatized examination of the painter Henri Rousseau. ISADORA, THE BIGGEST DANCER IN THE WORLD (1966), is a study of American dancer, Isadora Duncan. DANTE’S INFERNO (1967) tells of the complex relationship between the 19th-century artist and poet, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and his model Elizabeth Siddal.

Extras include:
LATE NIGHT LINE-UP: RUSSELL AT WORK (Ian Keill, 1966, 31 minutes):documentary shot during the making of Isadora; MICHAEL BRADSELL INTERVIEW (2015, 18 minutes) The film editor talks about working with Ken Russell; Brian Hoyle audio commentary for ALWAYS ON SUNDAY; Paul Sutton audio commentary for ISADORA; Bryan Hoyle audio commentary for DANTE’S INFERNO; The PAUL SUTTON TAPES: alternative audio track to Isadora, comprising interviews which Paul Sutton conducted with the cast and crew between 2008 and 2012.
30-page illustrated booklet featuring new essays by John Wyver, Kevin Jackson, Christophe Van Eecke, Brian Hoyle, Paul Sutton and Michael Brooke, and full credits
Language: English
Country: Great Britain
Year of release: 2016
Year of production: 1965; 1966; 1967
Subjects: Art; Dance; Literature; Television studies
Keywords: ballet; documentary films; Pre-Raphaelites; Rossetti, Dante Gabriel; Rousseau, Henri (1844-1910); art - French; Duncan, Isadora

Director

Writer

Cast

Oliver Reed
Vivian Pickles

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British Universities Film & Video Council