The Rainbow (1989)

Director Ken Russell returns to the D.H. Lawrence territory that had earlier served him well in Women in Love. Sammi Davis plays Lawrence's Welsh heroine Ursula Brangwen, daughter of a wealthy mine owner, who is first seen as a child given to literally chasing rainbows. Disappointed that she can never have the real thing, the older Davis seeks out figurative rainbows in the form of sexual fulfillment. Neither heterosexual nor homosexual affairs fully satisfy Davis, because no one lover can match the "ideal" the girl has ... Read More

Director Ken Russell returns to the D.H. Lawrence territory that had earlier served him well in Women in Love. Sammi Davis plays Lawrence's Welsh heroine Ursula Brangwen, daughter of a wealthy mine owner, who is first seen as a child given to literally chasing rainbows. Disappointed that she can never have the real thing, the older Davis seeks out figurative rainbows in the form of sexual fulfillment. Neither heterosexual nor homosexual affairs fully satisfy Davis, because no one lover can match the "ideal" the girl has created in her imagination. Davis' disappointment in the world is paralleled with the sorry lot of the wives of the local coal miners, who have adapted to their lives--something Davis can never do, will never do. Stately despite its raw subject matter, The Rainbow was filmed just before Russell's outrageous sword-and-sorcery fantasy Lair of the White Worm; since both films utilize many of the same cast members, the two pictures might make an astonishing double feature. Hal Erickson, Rovi Read Less

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  Stephen White Books BEST Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM

  $12.14 Add to Cart Add this copy of The Rainbow [Dvd] [1989] to cart. $12.14, good condition, Sold by Stephen White Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bradford, WEST YORKSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 2007 by Lions Gate Home Ent. UK Ltd.

  	Edition: 2007, Lions Gate Home Ent. UK Ltd DVD, Good	Details: Studio: Lions Gate Home Ent. UK Ltd Released: 09/24/2007 Language: English Alibris ID: 17951974785	Shipping Options: Standard Shipping: $4.99 Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
  Seller's Description: Sammi Davis, Paul McGann, Amanda Donohoe, Glenda Jackson, Dudley Sutton, David Hemmings, Jim Carter, Christopher Gable,... Good. Run time: 106. Ex-library, usual markings. Disc(s) present in box with original artwork. Quick dispatch from UK seller.
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  Seller's Description: New. Ken Russell's loose adaptation of the last part of D.H. Lawrence's "The Rainbow" sees impulsive young Ursula coming of age in pastoral England around the time of the Boer War. At school, she is introduced to lovemaking by a bisexual physical education instructress. While experiencing disillusionment in her first career attempt (teaching), she has an affair with a young Army officer, who wants to marry her. Unable to accept a future of domesticity, she breaks with him, and eventually leaves home in search of her destiny. Factory Fresh. Excellent Condition. Australian Import. English Language. THIS ITEM IS NEW BUT NOT SHRINK WRAPPED. THE DVD IS SEALED WITHIN THE DVD SLEEVE.
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