died Archives | Wonderland https://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/tag/died/ Wonderland is an international, independently published magazine offering a unique perspective on the best new and established talent across all popular culture: fashion, film, music and art. Mon, 28 Nov 2011 15:13:18 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.3.1 Ken Russell 1927 – 2011 /2011/11/28/ken-russell-1927-2011/ Mon, 28 Nov 2011 14:11:35 +0000 http://www.wonderlandmagazine.com/?p=3405 Director Ken Russell, whose groundbreaking, gritty filmography – which includes The Devils, Altered States, Tommy and Women in Love – helped put British film on the map, died today at the age of 84. Described as “somebody who proved that British cinema didn’t have to be about kitchen-sink realism—it could be every bit as flamboyant […]

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]]> Director Ken Russell, whose groundbreaking, gritty filmography – which includes The Devils, Altered States, Tommy and Women in Love – helped put British film on the map, died today at the age of 84.

Described as “somebody who proved that British cinema didn’t have to be about kitchen-sink realism—it could be every bit as flamboyant as Fellini,” Russell explored a range of subject matters close to his heart – from anti-semitism and gender roles to christianity and domestic violence. Stream two of his biggest hitters, The Whore and Savage Messiah, below:

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