Ken Russell
Director
Ken Russell is an English film director known for his pioneering work within the film and television industry. Of his many theatrical releases he is perhaps best known for his Oscar winning film Women in Love (1969) and his star studded version of The Who's rock opera, Tommy (1975).
Q1 Which one film would you wish to share with future generations?
Metropolis
Germany 1927
Perhaps the most famous German film of all time, and certainly one of the most influential of all silent films.
If you were talking about films of my own, I would like to nominate Mahler because it epitomises my personal approach to a subject, where one must seek for its innate truth while being free to interpret it, in the same way a conductor can bring a true performance of Mahler's music to life but with his own unique interpretation.
If on the other hand one is talking about films in general, I would nominate Fritz Lang's Metropolis - the most imaginative film ever made.
Q2 What excites you about the future of the moving image?
Green screen means the sky's the limit!