Salome's Last Dance (Ken Russell) [3] - Rampant camp version of Oscar Wilde's banned play, set in a London brothel on Guy Faukes' night. Never been much of a fan of Mr Wilde (too witty by half), fortunately we don't see much of him. Instead we get Stratford Johns as Herod and Glenda Jackson as his wife mixing it with midget Jews, page 3 models for guards and a highly-impressive Imogen Millais-Scott as a lollipop-licking, high-heeled Salome who resembles Bonnie Langford on cocaine. Very, very odd, definitely trashy and strong evidence for Ken Russell's insanity! 8/10


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