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Call No: 79 DEV ARN
Author: Arnold, Darren
Edition: 2019
Place: Leighton Buzzard
Publisher: Auteur
PubDate: 2019
PhysDes: 120 pages : illustrated ; 20 cm
Series: Devil's Advocates
Subject: DEVILS, THE (UK, Ken Russell, 1971)
Summary: Undoubtedly the most notorious title in director Ken Russell's controversial filmography, The Devils (1973) caused a real furor on its initial theatrical release, only to largely disappear for many years. This Devil's Advocate considers the film's historical context, as the timing of the first appearance of The Devils is of particular importance, its authorship and adaptation (Russell's auteur reputation aside, the screenplay is based on John Whiting's 1961 play of the same name, which was in turn based on Aldous Huxley's 1952 book The Devils of Loudun), and its generic hybridity. Darren Arnold goes on to examine the themes prevalent in the film-this is the only film of Russell's which the director considered to be political-and considers the representation of gender and sexuality, gender fluidity, and how sex and religion clash to interesting and controversial effect. He concludes by revisiting the film's censorship travails and the various versions of The Devils that have appeared on both big and small screens, and the film's legacy and influence. -- publisher's web site
ISBN: 9781911325758
Donation: Senses of Cinema

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Stills
Subject: DEVILS, THE (UK, Ken Russell, 1971)

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Stills; Clippings; Press kit
Subject: DOCTOR AND THE DEVILS, THE (UK, Freddie Francis, 1985)

Call No: 81RUS KEN
Author: Atkins, Thomas R., 1939
Source: US
Place: New York
Publisher: Monarch Press
PubDate: 1976
PhysDes: xi, 132 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Subject: DIRECTORS. UK; SEXUALITY AND THE CINEMA; TELEVISION, FILMS MADE FOR; ADAPTATIONS; RUSSELL, KEN; AMELIA AND THE ANGEL (UK, Ken Russell, 1959); DEVILS, THE (UK, Ken Russell, 1971); MUSIC LOVERS, THE (UK, Ken Russell, 1971); PEEP SHOW (UK, Ken Russell, 1956); POET'S LONDON (UK, Ken Russell, 1959); SAVAGE MESSIAH (UK, Ken Russell, 1972); TOMMY (UK, Ken Russell, 1975); WOMEN IN LOVE (UK, Ken Russell, 1969); OMNIBUS [TV](UK, 1967-2003)
Summary: "The films of Britain's most famous director have been praised and condemned; Russell's intentions distorted and misunderstood. With his popularity continuously growing, serious critical consideration of him has been long overdue. Covering all of Russell's work from his early amateur efforts to his films for the BBC and his features such as WOMEN IN LOVE, THE DEVILS, THE MUSIC LOVERS, and TOMMY, this anthology is a comprehensive sourcebook on Russell's cinema, an inquiry into the personal nature of his art, and a look at his working methods. Complete with biographical information, excerpts from the films TOMMY and MAHLER, filmography, bibliography, numerous production shots and scenes from his filoms, this volume presents us with an extraordinary picture of an immense talent." [Book blurb]
Notes: Bibliography: p. 131-132
ISBN: 0671081020 : $2.95
LON: 75023545; 741449
Contents: Contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Preface --; Ballet fantastique: scenario for an imaginary bio-pic of Ken Russell / Thomas R. Atkins -- The early films: Peep Show and Amelia and the Angel / Gene D. Phillips -- The television films: Poet's London to Dance of the Seven Veils / John Baxter -- Three masterpieces of sexuality: Women in Love, The Music Lovers, and The Devils / Jack Fisher -- Russell's methods of adaptation: Savage Messiah and Tommy / Joseph A. Gomez -- Excerpts of Russe; Excerpts from Russell's screenplays of Mahler and Tommy -- Biography -- Filmography -- Selected bibliography

Call No: TITLE CLIPPINGS FILE
PhysDes: Publicity; Stills; Clippings
Subject: LAST OF THE BLUE DEVILS, THE (US, Bruce Ricker, 1979)

PhysDes: Article
Subject: DOCTORS AND DEVILS, THE (US, Freddie Francis,)
Summary: Short reviews by various authors