Elgar: The Erotic Variations and Delius: A Moment with Venus

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Ken Russell is one of the most original, vibrant and groundbreaking film and television directors of the recent era. His finest films such as "Women in Love", "The Music Lovers", and "The Devils" are milestones in cinema history. Classical music is a passion of his and for the first time in these 'novel biographies' he focuses a literary rather than camera lens on the private lives of Beethoven, Brahms, Elgar, and Delius - with no holds barred!

Ken Russell is one of the most original, vibrant, and groundbreaking film and television directors of the recent era. His finest films such as The Devils, The Music Lovers, and Women in Love are milestones in film history. A true visionary, Russell's work--invariably involving a very liberal treatment of sexuality--has always struggled with censorship and controversy. Although he is remembered for the rock opera Tommy and recently directed an innovative production of Madam Butterfly, Russell started out making drama documentaries on the lives of the great composers for the BBC series Monitor in the late 1950s and early 1960s.