RIP Ken Russell

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ken russell dies

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legendary british director ken russell has died at the age of 84, having passed away in his sleep yesterday afternoon. Famed for his work on the likes of women in love, crimes of passion and tommy, russell was one of british cinema’s more colourful characters. His films frequently courted controversy, with the oliver stone-starring the devils meeting widespread outrage at its portrayal of sexual frenzy in the unlikely setting of a nunnery. Confronted by a critic from the evening standard who described the film as “monstrously...