A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible (1989)

Moving with astonishing assurance through time and space, Russell recreates his life in a series of unconventional interconnected episodes – his thirties childhood in Southampton; his first sexual experience (watching Disney’s Pinocchio); his schooldays at the Nautical College, Pangbourne; early careers in the Merchant Marine and the Royal Air Force; dancing days at the Shepherds Bush Ballet Club; and of course his career as a filmmaker, beginning with an extraordinary interview with Huw Weldon for a job on Monitor.

Released

1989-03-20

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

50 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Ken Russell

TMDB rating

6.5/10 from 8 votes