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Salome's Last Dance is a 1988 British film written and directed by Ken Russell. Although most of the action is a verbatim performance of Oscar Wilde 's 1891 play Salome, which is itself based on a story from the New Testament, there is also a framing narrative that was written by Russell.
Salome's Last Dance: Directed by Ken Russell. With Glenda Jackson, Stratford Johns, Nickolas Grace, Douglas Hodge. On Guy Fawkes Day 1892m Oscar Wilde goes to a performance of his controversial, banned play 'Salome'. The 'theatre' is a brothel and the performers are prostitutes.
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Salome’s Last Dance. 1988. Directed by Ken Russell. Notorious, scandalous, Wilde! London, England, November 5th, 1892, Guy Fawkes Night.
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May 6, 1988 · Salome (Imogen Millais-Scott) is the daughter of Herodias (Glenda Jackson), who has abandoned her husband, since murdered, for his brother, Herod. Herod has an eye for Salome, but she mocks his interest. One evening, she hears the ranting of John the Baptist, who is Herod's prisoner, and demands that he be brought before her.
May 6, 1988 · Salome's Last Dance. Directed by Ken Russell. Biography, Comedy, Drama. R. 1h 29m. By Vincent Canby. May 6, 1988. The New York Times Archives. See the article in its original context...
