Elgar: Fantasy on a Composer on a Bicycle

Elgar: Fantasy on a Composer on a Bicycle
Title card
Genre	Drama documentary
Written by	Ken Russell
Directed by	Ken Russell
Starring	James Johnston
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
Production
Producer	Ken Russell
Cinematography	Mike Lane
Camera setup	Trevor Adamson
Running time	50 minutes
Production company	London Weekend Television
Original release
Release	22 September 2002 (2002-09-22) [1]

Elgar: Fantasy on a Composer on a Bicycle is a 2002 British documentary film by Ken Russell, who had directed the film Elgar about the composer for the television series Monitor 40 years earlier. ^[2]

Cast

• James Johnston as Elgar
• Tim Green as Young Elgar
• The Medina Marching Band as Giants
• The Gilliam Cartwright School of Dance as Fairies
• Elize Russell as Lady Alice
• Louisa Jane Nicholas as Carice
• Tilly Gaunt as Dorabella
• Mary Stockley as Helen Weaver
• Sara Neighbour as Rosa Burley
• Richrard Swerrun as Jaegar
• Chloe Treend as Windflower

Production

The film was filmed on the Malvern Hills and featured local children in roles. ^[3]

References

1. "Local children in Russell film". 20 September 2002.
2. KEN RUSSELL: MUSICAL MYTHMAKER Adams, Michael. Music Library Association. Notes; Philadelphia Vol. 66, Iss. 1, (Sep 2009): 143-163.
3. "Local children in Russell film". 20 September 2002.

External links

• Elgar: Fantasy on a Composer on a Bicycle at IMDb
• Elgar at BFI
• Elgar at Letterboxd