Ken Russell Collection - 4-DVD Box Set ( Mahler / Crimes of Passion / Valentino / Women in Love ) ( Ken Russell's Mahler / Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion / Ken Russell's Valentino / Ken Russell's Women in Love )

Ken Russell Collection - 4-DVD Box Set (DVD) (*)

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Original Title: Mahler / Crimes of Passion / Valentino / Women in Love
Alternate Title: Ken Russell's Mahler / Ken Russell's Crimes of Passion / Ken Russell's Valentino / Ken Russell's Women in Love
Screened, competed or awarded at:
BAFTA Awards
Cannes Film Festival
Golden Globes
Oscar Academy Awards
Other Film Festival Awards

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital Stereo )

Product Origin/Format:
Australia ( PAL/Region 0 )

Running Time:
476 min

Aspect Ratio:
Fullscreen

Special Features:
Behind the scenes
Box Set
Commentary
Interactive Menu
Multi-DVD Set
Photo Gallery
Scene Access
Trailer(s)

Movie filmed in 1969 - 1984 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Ken Russell

Written By:
Ken Russell
Barry Sandler
Mardik Martin
Larry Kramer
D.H. Lawrence

Actors:
Robert Powell ..... Gustav Mahler
Georgina Hale ..... Alma Mahler
Lee Montague ..... Bernhard Mahler
Miriam Karlin ..... Aunt Rosa
Rosalie Crutchley ..... Marie Mahler
Gary Rich ..... Young Gustav
Richard Morant ..... Max
Angela Down ..... Justine Mahler
Antonia Ellis ..... Cosima Wagner
Ronald Pickup ..... Nick
Peter Eyre ..... Otto Mahler
Dana Gillespie ..... Anna von Mildenburg
George Coulouris ..... Doctor Roth
David Collings ..... Hugo Wolf
Arnold Yarrow ..... Grandfather
Kathleen Turner ..... Joanna Crane /
China Blue ..... Donny Hopper
Bruce Davison ..... Group Leader
Gordon Hunt ..... Group Member #1
Dan Gerrity ..... Rev. Peter Shayne
Anthony Perkins ..... Group Member #2
Terry Hoyos ..... Amy Grady
Annie Potts ..... Group Member #3
Vince McKewin ..... Group Member #4
Deanna Oliver ..... Group Member $5
Patricia Stevens ..... Bobby Grady
John Laughlin ..... Carl
John G. Scanlon ..... Stripper
Janice Renney ..... Jerry
Stephen Lee ..... Frank
Pat McNamara
Rudolf Nureyev ..... Rudolph Valentino
Leslie Caron ..... Alla Nazimova
Michelle Phillips ..... Natasha Rambova
Carol Kane ..... Starlet
Felicity Kendal ..... June Mathis
Seymour Cassel ..... George Ullman
Huntz Hall ..... Jesse Lasky
Alfred Marks ..... Richard Rowland
David de Keyser ..... Joseph Schenck
Linda Thorson ..... Billie Streeter
Leland Palmer ..... Marjorie Tain
Lindsay Kemp ..... Angus McBride
Peter Vaughan ..... Rory O'Neil
Anthony Dowell ..... Vaslav Nijinsky
Penelope Milford ..... Lorna Sinclair (as Penny Milford)
Alan Bates ..... Rupert Birkin
Oliver Reed ..... Gerald Crich
Glenda Jackson ..... Gudrun Brangwen
Jennie Linden ..... Ursula Brangwen
Eleanor Bron ..... Hermione Roddice
Alan Webb ..... Thomas Crich
Vladek Sheybal ..... Loerke
Catherine Willmer ..... Mrs. Crich
Phoebe Nicholls ..... Winifred Crich (as Sarah Nicholls)
Sharon Gurney ..... Laura Crich
Christopher Gable ..... Tibby Lupton
Michael Gough ..... Tom Brangwen
Norma Shebbeare ..... Mrs. Brangwen
Nike Arrighi ..... Contessa
James Laurenson ..... Minister

Synopsis:

Mahler (1974)
Both trifles and structure are tossed out the door by director Ken Russell in this film. Here, historical content matters not so much as metaphors, feelings, emotions, and interpretations, and pay close attention, as every word and frame is intended to be important.
Crimes of Passion (1984)
Joanna Crane (Kathleen Turner) is a cold, workaholic sportswear designer, divorced and dedicated only to her job. Once strapped into that role, Joanna looks for an 'out' and finds it by donning a wig and hitting the pavement as a $50/trick hooker named China Blue.
Valentino (1977)
In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide - that actor was Rudolph Valentino.
Women in Love (1969)
The battle of the sexes and relationships among the elite of Britian's industrial Midlands in the 1920s. Gerald Crich and Rupert Berkin are best friends who fall in love with a pair of sisters Gudrun, a sculptress and Ursula Brangwen, a schoolteacher.

Mahler (1974)
Both trifles and structure are tossed out the door by director Ken Russell in this film. Here, historical content matters not so much as metaphors, feelings, emotions, and interpretations, and pay close attention, as every word and frame is intended to be important. The film takes place on a single train ride, in which the sickly, aged composer Gustav Mahler and his wife, Alma, confront the reasons behind their faltered marriage and dying love. Each word seems to evoke memories of past, and so the audience witnesses events of Mahler's life that explain somewhat his present state. Included are his turbulent and dysfunctional family life as a child, his discovery of solace in the 'natural' world, his brother's suicide, his [unwanted] conversion from Judiasm to Catholicism, his rocky marriage and the death of his young children. The movie weaves in and out of dreams, flashbacks, thoughts and reality as Russell poetically describes the man behind the music.

Crimes of Passion (1984)
Joanna Crane (Kathleen Turner) is a cold, workaholic sportswear designer, divorced and dedicated only to her job. Once strapped into that role, Joanna looks for an 'out' and finds it by donning a wig and hitting the pavement as a $50/trick hooker named China Blue. Explicit scenes show her at work on her night job, including a long S and M segment with a policeman. While making money as China Blue, Joanna runs into a menacing, fanatic preacher (Anthony Perkins) who is out to save her from this life of sin, but in the meantime, he is also busy watching nude girly shows. As China Blue and the sexually ambivalent Reverend heat up their relationship, he becomes difficult to read: is this psycho reverend a killer? While China Blue is plying her trade, Bobby Grady (John Laughlin) has finally realized after 12 years of marriage that his wife Amy (Annie Potts) is frigid and just as he has this remarkably delayed insight, he is assigned by Joanna's boss to find out if she is stealing designs or not. By tracking Joanna, Bobby sees her transformation as China Blue and as might be expected, sex is not far behind.

Valentino (1977)
In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide - that actor was Rudolph Valentino. Ballroom dancer Valentino manipulated his good looks and animal-like grace into a Hollywood career. His smouldering love making, tinged with a touch of masterful cruelty, expressed a sexuality which was at once both shocking and sensual.

Women in Love (1969)
The battle of the sexes and relationships among the elite of Britian's industrial Midlands in the 1920s. Gerald Crich and Rupert Berkin are best friends who fall in love with a pair of sisters Gudrun, a sculptress and Ursula Brangwen, a schoolteacher. Rupert marries Ursula, Gerald begins a love affair with Gudrun, and the foursome embarks upon a Swiss honeymoon. But the relationships take markedly different directions, as Russell explores the nature of commitment and love. Rupert and Ursula learn to give themselves to each other; the more withdrawn Gerald cannot, finally, connect with the demanding and challenging Gudrun.

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