Ken Russell on Lair of the White Worm

Title

Ken Russell on Lair of the White Worm

Genre

Interview

TX Date

8 Mar 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:08:37

Description

Carol Allen interviews film director Ken Russell on his new spoof horror film Lair of the White Worm, based on a little known piece by Bram Stoker with plenty of nuns and phallic symbols and set in Derbyshire; his reputation as an enfant terrible; his religious belief and use of religious imagery; future plans.

Contributors

Carol Allen; Ken Russell

Keywords

Films; Cinema; Christianity; Religious belief; Bram Stoker; Catholicism; Film making; Ken Russell; Film directors; Lair of the White Worm; Nuns

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