CLASSIC SCENES


Full details will follow shortly, but here are some relevant pictures in the mean time. The scenes that will be covered, all of which I consider either pivotal to the plot or noteworthy examples of Ken Russell's unique style, are listed below.

 

Discovery of the Skull, Mercy Farm

The all-important opening sequence.

 

Lady Sylvia Marsh removing the Skull / Eve Trent's Hallucination

Where things begin to heat up....

 

All three scenes with Kevin the Scout

Little to do with the plot, but classic Russell and extremely funny.

 

Lord James D'Ampton, Sylvia and Snakes & Ladders

Amusing, important to the plot and containing a number of unexplained inconsistencies...

 

James' Airplane Dream

The best scene in the film, Russell at his ludicrous best!


 

Eve under Sylvia's Spell

Background information, alternative use of mantlepiece ornaments and a further hallucination.

 

Snake Charmer Music at D'Ampton Hall / Mary and Angus at Temple House

Real advance of plot and action, coupled with some cheesy special effects.

 

Angus, Ernie, some Bagpipes and a Mongoose

Starting to get silly now...

 

The Worm, the Well and the Hacksaw

Dramatic Climax!

 

Denouement

Happily ever after?