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Delius
A Ken Russell film based on the life of composer Frederick Delius, the title is a re-release of Song of Summer, a 1968 teleplay originally produced for the BBC. It captures the last five or so years of the composer's life, focusing upon his relationship with wife Jelka and young composer and amanuensis Eric Fenby, showing his struggles with blindness and other syphilis-related ailments.
Sites in Delius
Delius: Song of Summer
Review from Lights Fade examines the historical background, paying special attention to the difficult person the composer became in his last years.
Delius: Song Of Summer
Review from iofilm.co.uk noting the ability of director Ken Russell and the tension between the pagan composer and the Catholic musical assistant Eric Fenby.
Delius: Song of Summer
Review showing the importance of director Ken Russell, examining the accuracy of this BBC-rooted biography. From the December 2001 MusicWeb(UK).
Delius: Sound Clips from "Song of Summer" BBC Film
Several samples in RA audio format of musical and verbal portions of the film about the blind and dying composer.
Delius: Song of Summer
Summary of the video and DVD release, review, comments from Eric Fenby, and visitors poll.
Delius: Song of Summer
Review and order information for the DVD or video from the British Film Institute includes photographs and background material.
Delius (1989)
Cast, crew, reviews, plot summary, comments, discussion, taglines, and links from the Internet Movie Database (IMDb).
The Pantheist Index: Song of Summer
Brief commentary emphasizing Delius' hatred of Christianity as portrayed in the film. Includes links to related sites. |
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