{"product_id":"ken-russell-the-great-composers-dual-format","title":"KEN RUSSELL: THE GREAT COMPOSERS [DUAL FORMAT] - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE KEN RUSSELL COLLECTION: THE GREAT COMPOSERS (Dual Format Edition)\u003cbr\u003eThree films by Ken Russell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Dual Format Edition collection bringing together the career defining work of Ken Russell at the BBC. Russell's work during the sixties for award-winning arts documentary series \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMonitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOmnibus\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e were critically-acclaimed and often seen as a high point in his filmmaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe first of the three films, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eElgar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1962), portrays in vigorous style the life of the English composer Sir Edward Elgar, with Huw Wheldon narrating his life story over beautiful mountain scenery. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Debussy Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1965), Russell's penultimate film for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMonitor\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e was an ambitious work about the composer's life, written by Melvyn Bragg and starring Oliver Reed as Claude Debussy. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eSong of Summer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1968) is generally regarded (not least by its director) as Russell's best television film with many critics citing it as his finest work in any medium. The story traces Eric Fenby and is based on his memoirs of trying to help the blind and paralysed composer Frederick Delius.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe films in this collection have been remastered to High Definition, and are presented on Blu-ray for the very first time\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpecial features\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePresented in both High Definition and Standard Definition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMichael Bradsell Interview\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(2015, 10 mins): the film editor talks about working with Ken Russell\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLand of Hope and Glory\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(1931, 3 mins): footage of Sir Edward Elgar conducting the LSO at the opening of the new HMV Studios (now Abbey Road Studios)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eElgar and the Three Choirs Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (Harold Brooke, 1929-1932, 9 mins): amateur footage of Elgar at home and at the Three Choirs Festival\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKen Russell and Michael Kennedy audio commentary for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eElgar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2002)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNewly commissioned commentary by Kevin Flanagan for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Debussy Film\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKen Russell audio commentary for Song of Summer (2002)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIllustrated booklet featuring new essays by Kevin Flanagan, John Hill, John C Tibbetts, Paul Sutton and Michael Brooke, and full credits\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eUK | 1962-1968 | black and white | English language, with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 211 minutes | original aspect ratio 1.33:1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1 x BD50: 1080, 50i, LPCM 2.0 audio (48kHz\/16-bit) | 2 x DVD9 x 2: PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital 2.0 audio (320kbps)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600839987374,"sku":"BFIB1244","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/ken-russell-composer-lime-light.jpg?v=1754409410","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/ken-russell-the-great-composers-dual-format","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}