vanessa starred in a number of my favorite films and amongst them were 'camelot'. it was a lush adaptation of the broadway musical and vanessa played guinivere as a queen a king would go to war over. vanessa proved herself worthy as a musical leading lady who sang her musical numbers with a sultry and smoking voice.
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'simple joys of maidenhood'
'camelot'
'what do the simple folk do'
'the lusty month of may'
'take me to the fair'
'i loved you once in silence'
vanessa was oscar nominated in 1968 as best actress for 'isadora'. based on the life of dancer isadora duncan it was largely unseen. pity as it has a brilliant performance by ms. redgrave. on my wish list for disc release.
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three scenes including the end of isadora duncan
what can i say about ken russell's 'the devils'? a mad nun, a sex crazed priest and total all around depravity. not for the faint of heart. and another vanessa film that may be lost for all time. it's never really been available on disk except for a lousy 'from tv' copy. it's a shame considering the garbage that is released on disc that a major film maker's work is wallowing in limbo.
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just one of the more bizarre scenes in the film
'murder on the orient express' is truly one of my favorite all time greats. a star studded cast, a full lush score and an amazing adaptation of the agatha christie novel. all around grand entertainment.
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a great scene combining the departure of the orient express and a piece of the amazing score that sent it on its way
and what a score!
and most recently there is 'letters from juliet' in which ms. redgrave stole the film playing a woman in search of her lost love in verona.
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