Movie Description

A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible

(1989)

Overview

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.

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Original TitleA British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible

Status Released

Release Information

  • 1989-03-20

Original LanguageEnglish

Runtime 00h 50m

Production CompaniesLWT

Genres

  • Documentary