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Plot: In 1926 the tragic and untimely death of a silent screen actor caused female moviegoers to riot in the streets and in some cases to commit suicide…
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	N/A Votes: 1,958
	42% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 33 Popularity: 7.965 | TMDB

Reviews:

Ken Russell’s Brilliant and Irreverent Valentino Bio.
As in all of his biography films Ken Russell takes no prisoners. A series of warped biographies on composers (Mahler, Tchaikovsky, List)incensed more than entertained audiences and critics. Laced with dark humor, vibrant costuming and Russell’s sardonic use of the composers works in conjunction with his colorful and outlandish compositions the films were visual feasts that bordered on character assassination.

In Valentino, Russell comes to America to offer his take on silent Hollywood and its biggest star of the era, Rudolph Valentino. Russell is relentless in his depiction of the exploitative and greedy nature of producers who in the opening scene stand over Valentino’s body lamenting financial loss. Russell also works over newspaper reporters, actresses, Valentino’s ex-wives and a comedian known as Fatty (Arbuckle?). Dancer, Rudolph Nureyev is no actor but as Valentino his poorly pronounced flatly emoted English fits and contributes to his sympathetic character.

As in all Russell films there are scenes that are lush and grandly staged (ably assisted by ex-wife, Shirley Russell’s original and over the top costuming) such as Leslie Caron’s entrance at the funeral home, the fight sequence where ball room dancing takes place in between rounds, the producer with the pet gorilla in his living room, and a cult fan gathering outside Valentino’s mansion.

This film quickly sank from sight when it was released and thirty years later consensus remains the same. I personally believe however that Valentino is a sharply drawn dark humored satire that spits cynicism at two institutions (Hollywood and the media) that it depended heavily on for its success. Valentino succeeds on every level and that was probably its problem.

Russell meets Rudolf!
Ken Russell could certainly do a period picture. Detail, feel, mood, elegance and style, you name it. In his depiction of 1920’s Italian heart throb Hollywood star, Rudolph Valentino, all these key aspects are in place.

Lacking some of the more outrageous flourishes of sexual and violent depravities that marred/enabled (depending on your point of view) many other of Russell’s flicks, this is still certificate 18 with some moderately explicit nudity.

The locations are inspired (the desert filming scene is superbly done), such as the Russell Coates Museum in Bournemouth and the dancing and set pieces dazzling and amazing. However, somehow the film doesn’t gel as a whole and working out why is near impossible.

Some say that the casting of the Russian ballet icon, Rudolf Nureyev as Valentino to be a major fault, but I disagree. Sure, he’s stilted and with the wrong accent, but he absolutely looks the part and with that immensely athletic body of his, well….and the dancing is as you’d expect. As the dashing sheik in the desert, just mentioned, he looks uncannily like the real thing.

Maybe that the film covers a lot of ground and at a full 2 hours, there’s a lot of visual information. Sometimes it feels that there isn’t the narrative clarity to support all that and we don’t always know what is going on. Or, at least I didn’t.

The late, great Ken has produced a fine film but one that ultimately doesn’t quite work.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 2 hr 8 min (128 min)
Budget 5000000
Revenue 0
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Biography, Drama
Director Ken Russell
Writer Ken Russell, Mardik Martin, Brad Steiger
Actors Rudolf Nureyev, Leslie Caron, Michelle Phillips
Country N/A
Awards Nominated for 3 BAFTA 4 nominations total
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby
Aspect Ratio 1.85 : 1
Camera Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory DeLuxe, USA
Film Length 3,489 m (Italy)
Negative Format 35 mm
Cinematographic Process Panavision
Printed Film Format 35 mm