{"product_id":"ken-russell-the-great-passions-dual-format","title":"KEN RUSSELL: THE GREAT PASSIONS [DUAL FORMAT] - BLU-RAY","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTHE KEN RUSSELL COLLECTION: THE GREAT PASSIONS (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 collection opens with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAlways on Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1965) a dramatized examination of the painter Henri Rousseau. The combination of Russell reuniting with Melvyn Bragg and Oliver Reed and Russell's infectious love of the film's subject results in a film which is illuminating in every frame. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIsadora: The Biggest Dancer in the World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1966), a study of the outrageous American dancer, Isadora Duncan, starring Vivian Pickles as the dancer whose obsession with the importance of art and complete disdain for decorum chimes perfectly with Russell's own sensibility. Last of the TV dramas is \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDante's Inferno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (1967) which tells of the complex relationship between the 19th century artist and poet, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, and his model Elizabeth Siddal.\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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (2015, 18 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\"\u003eLate Night Line Up: Russell at Work\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e(Ian Keill, 1966, 31 mins): documentary shot during the making of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIsadora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian Hoyle audio commentary for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAlways on Sunday\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaul Sutton audio commentary for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIsadora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian Hoyle audio commentary for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDante's Inferno\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Paul Sutton Tapes: alternative audio track to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eIsadora\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: comprising interviews which Paul Sutton conducted with the cast and crew between 2008 and 2012\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 John Wyver, Kevin Jackson, Christophe Van Eecke, Brian Hoyle, 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 | 1965-1967 | black and white | English with optional hard-of-hearing subtitles | 198 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: PAL, 25fps, Dolby Digital 2.0 audio (320kbps)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46600840020142,"sku":"BFIB1245","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/ken-russell-lime-light_8de5378e-a696-4cce-8bfd-7ec17222872a.jpg?v=1754409409","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/ken-russell-the-great-passions-dual-format","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}