A British Picture: An Autobiography is the autobiography of the English film director Ken Russell. Published in 1989, it was reissued in a revised edition in 2008.[1] It was published in the United States in 1991 under the title Altered States: The Autobiography of Ken Russell.[2][3][4]

A British Picture
Cover of the revised edition, 2008
AuthorKen Russell
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPerforming Arts, Film, History & Criticism
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherHeinemann
Publication date
1989
Publication placeUnited Kingdom
Pages310
ISBN978-1-904915-32-4

When the author Tony Fletcher requested an interview with Russell as reference for his biography of the Who drummer Keith Moon, Russell replied that he had already said everything he wanted to say about Moon in A British Picture. The book at no point mentions Moon.[5]

Documentary

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Also in 1989, Russell made a 42-minute documentary film about himself for television titled A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible.[6][7][8]

Notes

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  1. ^ Malcolm, Derek (28 November 2011). "Ken Russell obituary". The Guardian.
  2. ^ "Altered States: The Autobiography of Ken Russell". Publishers Weekly. 1991.
  3. ^ See, Carolyn (23 December 1991). "An Eccentric's Crazy Guide to Himself: ALTERED STATES: The Autobiography of Ken Russell, by Ken Russell". Los Angeles Times.
  4. ^ Greiff, Louis K. (2001). D. H. Lawrence. Southern Illinois University Press. pp. 258–. ISBN 978-0-8093-8952-0.
  5. ^ Fletcher, Tony (2005). Dear Boy: The Life of Keith Moon. Omnibus Press.
  6. ^ Roberts, Jerry (5 June 2009). Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors. Scarecrow Press. p. 491–. ISBN 978-0-8108-6378-1.
  7. ^ "Ken Russell - A British Picture (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 10 October 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2024.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  8. ^ Jane, Ian (27 March 2018). "Women in Love, The Criterion Collection". DVD Talk (Review; DVD includes A British Picture as an extra).