| The Rainbow | |
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| Directed by | Ken Russell |
| Written by | D. H. Lawrence Ken Russell Vivian Russell |
| Produced by | Dan Ireland William J. Quigley |
| Starring | Sammi Davis Paul McGann Amanda Donohoe |
| Cinematography | Billy Williams |
| Edited by | Peter Davies |
| Music by | Carl Davis |
| Distributed by | Vestron Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 113 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $5 million[1] |
| Box office | £100,856 (UK)[2] |
The Rainbow is a 1989 British drama film co-written and directed by Ken Russell[3] and adapted from the D. H. Lawrence novel The Rainbow (1915). Sammi Davis stars as Ursula, a sheltered young pupil, then schoolteacher, who is taken under the wing (sexually and otherwise) by the more sophisticated Winifred (Amanda Donohoe).
Russell's film was a companion to his 1969 adaption of Lawrence's second novel about the Brangwen sisters Women in Love (1920). Glenda Jackson appears as the mother of the character she played in Women in Love (1969). The film was entered into the 16th Moscow International Film Festival.[4]
- ^ Billington, Michael (30 April 1989). "Sammi Davis: Just Right for D.H. Lawrence: Like the heroine of 'The Rainbow,' the British actress needed to find escape and fulfillment. Sammi Davis on the Rise". New York Times. p. H17.
- ^ "Back to the Future: The Fall and Rise of the British Film Industry in the 1980s - An Information Briefing" (PDF). British Film Institute. 2005. p. 28.
- ^ James, Caryn (2007). "NY Times: The Rainbow". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 11 June 2008.
- ^ "16th Moscow International Film Festival (1989)". MIFF. Archived from the original on 16 March 2013. Retrieved 24 March 2013.