Ken russell

Gothic, dir. Ken Russell, 1987.

Altered States; 1980. Ken Russell.

Oliver Reed. RIP.

The British film-maker, whose daring and sometimes outrageous films often tested the patience of audiences and critics, died in his sleep yesterday afternoon.

Director Ken Russell, who has died aged 84, spent his life pushing boundaries with his explicit films. But forget the lurid headlines – Hollywood has lost one of its most visionary and underrated talents, writes Geoffrey Macnab

Glenda Jackson returns for a screening of The Music Lovers (1970), and discussing working with Ken on this and many of his other films.