Ken Russell's made-for-television biopic focuses on the life of composer Frederick Delius (Max Adrian). This subdued movie is widely considered to be one of Russell's finest films. Read more
| Starring | Max Adrian, Christopher Gable, David Collings, Ken Russell |
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| Director | Ken Russell |
| Genres | Drama |
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Ken Russell's made-for-television biopic focuses on the life of composer Frederick Delius (Max Adrian). This subdued movie is widely considered to be one of Russell's finest films.
| Starring | Max Adrian, Christopher Gable, David Collings, Ken Russell |
|---|---|
| Director | Ken Russell |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 12 mins |
| Certificate |  |
| Genres | Drama |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Released | Production year: 1968 To Rent: DVD: not available |
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Songs of summer shall sound as sweet
From an age of television geologically distant from our own, this biography of the composer Frederick Delius is by controversialist and full-blown English ... read more »
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Delius - Song of Summer
This early Ken Russell film is a very moving account of Fenby's life with Delius, acting as his amanuensis. Delius was blind, paralysed, suffering from ... read more »
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Compassionate Portrait
Shot in an evocative black-and-white, this study is touching in its portayal of the relationship between the petulant invalid Delius and his dedicated ... read more »
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Song of Summer
This won't suit everybody. It's a tale of a great composer with many human failings but great courage and spirit - and the young musician who helps him ... read more »
With few exceptions, films about the great composers have been a rum bunch. Grieg got the egregious Song of Norway. Ken Russell did well by Delius in Song of Summer, okay by Tchaikovsky in The Music Lovers, so-so for Mahler, then perpetrated Lisztomania, with Roger Daltrey as Franz Liszt, Paul Nicholas as Wagner, and Ringo Starr as the Pope. And of course, Tom Hulce played Mozart as a braying adolescent in Amadeus. Stern, deaf old Beethoven has mostly been given a wide berth by filmmakers,... Read more
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