ReFocus: The Films of Ken Russell by Matthew Melia - 9781474477659

ReFocus: The Films of Ken RussellAuthor(s): Matthew Melia\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Edinburgh University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Edinburgh University Press\nISBN-13: 9781474477659, 978-1474477659\nSynopsis\nKen Russell was among the most provocative, creative, original and important directors in British film and television history but hiscareer and legacy have long suffered under the media clichs of Madman or Enfant Terrible of British cinema nicknames which have tended to delegitimise his status and pioneering role in post-war film and television culture. This scholarly edited collection refuses these terms and aims to not only reflect and further current critical research into Russells work but to see Russell as the Renaissance man of British cinema. It brings together the work of new and established scholars as well as the reflections of those who knew and worked with Russell. ReFocus: The Films of Ken Russell offers new perspectives across the breadth of Russells ex.