CinemaOSMovie · 1960 · 0h 23m

The Light Fantastic

60%(2)IMDbDocumentary

While most of Ken Russell's documentaries for the BBC's Monitor arts strand focused on a single creative figure, he would also occasionally make more wide-ranging surveys of the state of a particular art. The Light Fantastic (BBC, tx. 18/12/1960) was written and presented by Ron Hitchins, a Cockney barrow boy who has long been interested in a great many dance forms, and who has recently taken up Spanish dancing. Hitchins participates in some of the dance sequences, but his main contribution is an enthusiastic commentary that helps personalise what could have been simply a disparate collection of dance footage. He's not shy about expressing likes and dislikes, being none too keen on ballroom dancing (too choreographed), rock'n'roll (too monotonous) and Morris dancing (just doesn't like it), though anything genuinely spontaneous gets a thumbs up, even if it's a room full of people dressed in black swaying to the sound of a gong.

Directed byKen Russell

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Status
Released
Runtime
0h 23m
Language
EN
Released
December 18, 1960
Studios
BBC

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Cast & crew

2 credited
Starring

Ron Hitchins

Self - Presenter

Anneke Wills

Anneke Wills

Girl in Flamenco Club

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Directed by
Ken Russell
Ken Russell

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