The Lion's Mouth

For the song by Kajagoogoo, see Islands (Kajagoogoo album).

The Lion's Mouth is a 2000 film directed by Ken Russell. It was known as Leonmania.[1]

Russell made it in his own house for his own money for a budget of 20,000 pounds.[2] It launched Russell on a series of self financed "underground" films, a return to the sort of movies he made at the start of his career.[3][4]

During the making of the film Russell said "I haven't enjoyed the experience of making a film since Amelia and the Angel. Everything in between had its ups and downs, but somehow I think this is really me, this film... I'm totally responsible for it and I didn't want to do it any other way."[5]

  1. ^ "Ken Russell article Lions Mouth".
  2. ^ Ken Russell left to make home movies in garage: Richard Brooks Arts Editor. Sunday Times;4 Feb 2001: 10.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference ken was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Flanagan, Kevin M. (3 August 2009). Ken Russell: Re-Viewing England's Last Mannerist. Scarecrow Press. p. 58. ISBN 9780810869554.
  5. ^ LIGHTS, LAWNMOWER, CAMCORDER, ACTION Sweet, Matthew. The Independent 2 Oct 2000: 6,7,8.