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A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.
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Kenneth Colley
- Mr. Brunt
- (as Ken Colley)
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- TriviaAccording to David Hemmings' autobiography, 'Blow Up and Other Exaggerations', he was first choice for the role of Uncle Henry but Ken Russell had to renege on the offer because the US film distributors did not want him. Bizarrely, Ken then cast Elton John in the role, before the singer got cold feet over wigs, costume and arduous acting lessons and asked to leave the project. The next choice was Alan Bates (who had played Birkin in the sequel, Women in Love (1969)) but he declined and the role went back to Hemmings.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A British Picture (1989)
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Pretty saucy material, considering it was written in 1915, in England. although in many ways, England is less shocked by some subjects then the U.S. Sammi Davis (the other one) is Ursula Brangwen, young lady from the country, who has experiences with both men and women. nudity. activism. sexual acts, almost shown. body parts tastefully hidden during the sex scenes. She moves to the big city, and lives the rough,gritty life there, working as a teacher. she is so naive at the start. everyone takes advantage of her softness and easy going nature. co-stars well known brit actors David Hemmings and Glenda Jackson, who was SO amazing in Hopscotch. story by David Lawrence, better known as DH Lawrence. Lawrence had also written Lady Chatterly's Lover and Women in Love. Rainbow contains much some of the same cast from Women in Love. also directed by Ken Russell. sadly, Lawrence died of TB at age 44, but left us a bounty of literature, which is constantly being remade into film. ironic, since several of his books were banned as obscenity. showing on the roku channel. some commentary on the pros and cons of war. womens' rights. industrialism. moves slowly but steadily. ok for a period piece.
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- Ken Russell's Film of D.H. Lawrence's the Rainbow
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- $11,987,578 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $444,055
- Gross worldwide
- $444,055
- Runtime1 hour 53 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.66 : 1
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