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Ken Russell: The Man Has No Fear

Women in Love

Ken RUSSELL

UK1969 131min 35mm Color

Synopsis

Gerald and Rupert fall in love with a pair of sisters Gudrun and Ursula. Rupert marries Ursula, Gerald begins a love affair with Gudrun, and the foursome embarks upon a Swiss honeymoon. But the relationships take markedly different directions. This Russell’s filmic adaptation of D.H.Lawrence’s original novel showed male full frontal the first ever in the film history.
 

Diretor

Ken RUSSELL

He began the director by making several short films that are acclaimed for his attention to detail and opulent visuals. Women in Love (1969) was a triumph and he became an internationally known filmmaker. In the 1970s, his talent truly blossomed. Over the next 2 decades, he would direct a succession of remarkable films.