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The Rainbow

  • 19891989
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  • 1h 53m
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6.2/10
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The Rainbow (1989)
A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.
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A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.A young woman deals in her own personal way with the trials of adolescence and young adulthood in early 1900s England.
IMDb RATING
6.2/10
1.6K
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    • Ken Russell
    • Ken Russell(screenplay)
    • Vivian Russell(screenplay)
    • D.H. Lawrence(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sammi Davis
    • Amanda Donohoe
    • Paul McGann
    • Ken Russell
    • Ken Russell(screenplay)
    • Vivian Russell(screenplay)
    • D.H. Lawrence(novel)
  • Stars
    • Sammi Davis
    • Amanda Donohoe
    • Paul McGann
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    • 16User reviews
    • 21Critic reviews
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    Sammi Davis
    Sammi Davis
    • Ursula Brangwen
    Amanda Donohoe
    Amanda Donohoe
    • Winifred Inger
    Paul McGann
    Paul McGann
    • Anton Skrebensky
    Christopher Gable
    Christopher Gable
    • Will Brangwen
    David Hemmings
    David Hemmings
    • Uncle Henry
    Glenda Jackson
    Glenda Jackson
    • Anna Brangwen
    Dudley Sutton
    Dudley Sutton
    • MacAllister
    Jim Carter
    Jim Carter
    • Mr. Harby
    Judith Paris
    Judith Paris
    • Miss Harby
    Kenneth Colley
    Kenneth Colley
    • Mr. Brunt
    • (as Ken Colley)
    Glenda McKay
    • Gudrun Brangwen
    Mark Owen
    • Jim Richards
    Ralph Nossek
    • Vicar
    Nicola Stephenson
    Nicola Stephenson
    • Ethel
    Molly Russell
    • Molly Brangwen
    Alan Edmondson
    • Billy Brangwen
    Rupert Russell
    Rupert Russell
    • Rupert Brangwen
    Richard Platt
    Richard Platt
    • Chauffeur
      • Ken Russell
      • Ken Russell(screenplay)
      • Vivian Russell(screenplay)
      • D.H. Lawrence(novel)
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    • Trivia
      In The Rainbow (1989) actress Glenda Jackson plays the mother of the character she played in Women in Love (1969). Both movies were directed by Ken Russell and both filmed adaptations of novels by D.H. Lawrence.
    • Connections
      Featured in A British Picture (1989)
    • Soundtracks
      Sheep May Safely Graze
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      Music by Johann Sebastian Bach

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    7/10
    same author as Lady Chatterly
    Pretty saucy material, considering it was written in 1915, in England. although in many ways, England is less shocked by some subjects then the U.S. Sammi Davis (the other one) is Ursula Brangwen, young lady from the country, who has experiences with both men and women. nudity. activism. sexual acts, almost shown. body parts tastefully hidden during the sex scenes. She moves to the big city, and lives the rough,gritty life there, working as a teacher. she is so naive at the start. everyone takes advantage of her softness and easy going nature. co-stars well known brit actors David Hemmings and Glenda Jackson, who was SO amazing in Hopscotch. story by David Lawrence, better known as DH Lawrence. Lawrence had also written Lady Chatterly's Lover and Women in Love. Rainbow contains much some of the same cast from Women in Love. also directed by Ken Russell. sadly, Lawrence died of TB at age 44, but left us a bounty of literature, which is constantly being remade into film. ironic, since several of his books were banned as obscenity. showing on the roku channel. some commentary on the pros and cons of war. womens' rights. industrialism. moves slowly but steadily. ok for a period piece.
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      • May 26, 1989 (United States)
      • United Kingdom
      • English
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      • Borrowdale, Lake District, Cumbria, England, UK
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      • Vestron Pictures
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