Elgar: Portrait of a Composer (Ken Russell) Part 4 / 4
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Surely nobody could watch the last five minutes of this without a tear in their eye. I had forgotten, until Ken's death, what an enormous influence this film had. Russell (and Mr. Weldon, and the production team) went straight to the heart of Elgar - I guess it's for want of a better phrase, magic realism of the best sort. Hardyfh1 below said it all better than me.
2 months ago 3
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Ken always went beyond the facts to reach for a deeper truth. That he got to that truth as often as he did is testimony to the man's genius. You can get the facts in a book. Ken Russell gave us an experience. The world has been missing Ken for some time now and it has been a sorrier place for that. That's our fault for letting the familiar and the mediocre roll all over us. Work like this will endure and will, hopefully, continue to inspire.
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thank you very much for uploading!
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@TK42138 There was a very good ninety-minute programme on BBC4 in October 2010: "The Passions of Vaughan Williams". Well worth watching if it gets repeated.
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Oh, Nimrod! Oh, England! Oh, Elgar!
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Superb film - it has the immediacy of a home movie - slightly shaky shots and zooms but that's part of the appeal. It didn't need to be a big budget overblown production instead it's a touching tribute to one of Englands finest composers. RIP Ken - you were a true visionary.
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Shame he never got round to making a film on Ralph Vaughn Williams. I guess back in the sixties RVW's work wasn't as widely recognised as Elgars.
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Thank you for posting. I had a wonderful hour watching a summary of one of my favourite composers.
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Thanks exenbay. Evocative memories of Malvern as it was and Worcester as it was. You made an old girl very happy
LydiaBeddoe 2 months ago
@LydiaBeddoe you're very welcome Lydia, I'm glad you enjoyed it. Elgar's house and Malvern are not far from me so I plan to ride there to see where Elgar lived and take at look at those stunning views. I will film it and upload.
xenbay 2 months ago