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Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

Ken Russell's ABC of British Music

19881h 14m

Status

Released

Release

1988

Runtime

1h 14m

Storyline

A feat that fully matches its title, an alphabetical trawl through both the history of British music and Russell's own likes and dislikes, the latter summed up by a scene in which he takes a phone call and listens for a bit before concluding that 'it's either an obscene call or the beginning of Michael Tippett's Fourth Symphony.' Gleefully exploiting an already contrived format, Russell uses alphabetical coincidence as an excuse to throw wildly disparate material together: Elgar is fused with Elton John, Holst with Heavy Metal and Punk with Purcell.

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 14m
Feb 4, 1988
Languages
English
Director
Production
Production Countries
United Kingdom