Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait (1983)

Directed by

Ken Russell

Genre

documentary, music

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

56 min

Rating

6.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

The catalogue in 3D

The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.

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How it feels

This is a television film about composer Ralph Vaughan Williams. Ken Russell directs a portrait of his life and music using dramatic scenes and visual elements.

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What happens

Vaughan Williams: A Symphonic Portrait is a 1983 British TV film directed by Ken Russell about Vaughan Williams. The New York Times said "the film is crammed with lovely touches". Novelist Julian Barnes, then television critic for The Observer, called it "predictable". (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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