NYC-based auteur Adam Leon brings high-profile talent and understated storytelling to Tribeca FF 2021 with Italian Studies, his third feature film. The indelible Vanessa...
Pieces of a Woman: Leon’s Latest Gets Lost in Own Identity Crisis
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Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.