Aug 19th
Valentino*
GB 1977. United Artists/Aperture/Chartoff-Winkler. 127m.
The life of the famous dancing movie idol, told from various perspectives after his unexpected early death.
Snappily designed, slightly garish and overbearing (as usual with Russell) showbiz biopic, with a miscast dancer who bears little other resemblance to Rudolf Valentino, nor does the film really capture his magnetic appeal to women, but does succeed in capturing the style of the period quite well.
Written by: Ken Russell, Mardik Martin, from the book "Valentino: An Intimate Expose of the Sheik" by Brad Steiger, Chaw Mank.
Producer: Irwin Winkler.
Director: Ken Russell.
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Michelle Phillips, Leslie Caron, Felicity Kendal, Carol Kane, Seymour Cassel, Huntz Hall, Alfred Marks, Peter Vaughan, William Hootkins, John Justin, John Ratzenberger.
Photography: Peter Suschitzky.
Music: Ferde Grofe, Stanley Black.
Editing: Stuart Baird.
Art Direction: Philip Harrison.
Preceded by:
Wallace and Gromit in
A Matter of Loaf and Death**
(GB TVM 2008. Aardman. 29m.; W & G deal with a serial pastry killer. Puns aplenty in this return to the animated short department for Aardman, a spoof thriller feeling a little derivative of A Close Shave, with increasing innuendo slipping in, but still excellent value for money as always.; w: Nick Park, Bob Baker; p: Steve Pegram; d: Nick Park; voices of Peter Sallis, Sally Lindsay.)
Valentino*
GB 1977. United Artists/Aperture/Chartoff-Winkler. 127m.
The life of the famous dancing movie idol, told from various perspectives after his unexpected early death.
Snappily designed, slightly garish and overbearing (as usual with Russell) showbiz biopic, with a miscast dancer who bears little other resemblance to Rudolf Valentino, nor does the film really capture his magnetic appeal to women, but does succeed in capturing the style of the period quite well.
Written by: Ken Russell, Mardik Martin, from the book "Valentino: An Intimate Expose of the Sheik" by Brad Steiger, Chaw Mank.
Producer: Irwin Winkler.
Director: Ken Russell.
Starring: Rudolf Nureyev, Michelle Phillips, Leslie Caron, Felicity Kendal, Carol Kane, Seymour Cassel, Huntz Hall, Alfred Marks, Peter Vaughan, William Hootkins, John Justin, John Ratzenberger.
Photography: Peter Suschitzky.
Music: Ferde Grofe, Stanley Black.
Editing: Stuart Baird.
Art Direction: Philip Harrison.
Preceded by:
Wallace and Gromit in
A Matter of Loaf and Death**
(GB TVM 2008. Aardman. 29m.; W & G deal with a serial pastry killer. Puns aplenty in this return to the animated short department for Aardman, a spoof thriller feeling a little derivative of A Close Shave, with increasing innuendo slipping in, but still excellent value for money as always.; w: Nick Park, Bob Baker; p: Steve Pegram; d: Nick Park; voices of Peter Sallis, Sally Lindsay.)
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