A British Picture

A British Picture

Cover of the revised edition, 2008
Author	Ken Russell
Language	English
Subject	Performing Arts, Film, History & Criticism
Genre	Non-fiction
Publisher	Heinemann
Publication date	1989
Publication place	United Kingdom
Pages	310
ISBN	978-1-904915-32-4

A British Picture: An Autobiography is the autobiography of the English film director Ken Russell. Published in 1989, it was reissued in a revised edition in 2008. ^[1] It was published in the United States in 1991 under the title Altered States: The Autobiography of Ken Russell. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

When the author Tony Fletcher requested an interview with Russell as reference for his biography of the Who drummer Keith Moon, Russell replied that he had already said everything he wanted to say about Moon in A British Picture. The book at no point mentions Moon. ^[5]

Documentary

Also in 1989, Russell made a 42-minute documentary film about himself for television titled A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Notes

1. Malcolm, Derek (28 November 2011). "Ken Russell obituary". The Guardian.
2. "Altered States: The Autobiography of Ken Russell". Publishers Weekly. 1991.
3. See, Carolyn (23 December 1991). "An Eccentric's Crazy Guide to Himself: ALTERED STATES: The Autobiography of Ken Russell, by Ken Russell". Los Angeles Times.
4. Greiff, Louis K. (2001). D. H. Lawrence. Southern Illinois University Press. pp. 258–. ISBN   978-0-8093-8952-0.
5. Fletcher, Tony (2005). Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon. Omnibus Press.
6. Roberts, Jerry (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 491–. ISBN   978-0-8108-6378-1.
7. "Ken Russell - A British Picture (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
8. Jane, Ian (27 March 2018). "Women in Love, The Criterion Collection". DVD Talk (Review; DVD includes A British Picture as an extra).