Product Details

• Actors: Sammi Davis, Amanda Donohoe, Paul McGann, Christopher Gable, David Hemmings
• Directors: Ken Russell
• Writers: Ken Russell, D.H. Lawrence, Vivian Russell
• Producers: Ken Russell, Dan Ireland, Jeremy Bolt, Ronaldo Vasconcellos
• Format: NTSC
• Rated: R (Restricted)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: Lions Gate
• VHS Release Date: November 29, 1989
• Run Time: 113 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 6301500407
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #202,753 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting D.H. Lawrence adaptation, December 14, 2005

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Bomojaz (South Central PA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rainbow [Region 2] (DVD)

An interesting adaptation of part of the D.H. Lawrence novel of the same title. Sammi Davis plays Ursala, the young woman who is eager to experience Life. One wishes for more depth of passion from this woman than we get here (her whiny voice is a definite negative), but the Lawrence themes of love, marriage, and personal freedom are presented in an interesting way.

Lawrence's book is long and thorough; director Ken Russell errs by merely touching upon certain themes that were more fully explored in the book (the miners, for instance, and the war) and then letting them drop. It also ends abruptly with Davis chasing the rainbow. The movie lacks depth of feeling and intelligence, but it's well photographed and the whole thing might be closer to Lawrence than we'd like to admit.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good adaptation of D.H. Lawrence, December 26, 2009

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BWANA (Rotten Apple) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Rainbow [Region 2] (DVD)

A little too much emphasis on the saphic subplot but otherwise fairly good as adaptations of Lawrence's work.

3.0 out of 5 stars KEN RUSSELL SAID: "THIS IS MY BEST FILM" WHY?, December 11, 2011

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Robin Simmons (Palm Springs area, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Rainbow (Amazon Instant Video)

Adapted from D. H. Lawrence's novel, this is really a prequel to the Lawrence novel WOMEN IN LOVE that Russell directed two decades earlier. Interestingly, Glenda Jackson plays the mother of the character she portrayed in the previous film. It's rather muddled drama, nowhere near the artistry of Russell's earlier adaptation, even with its nudity and central lesbian affair. This film is not yet available on home video in the USA. Strangely, Russell is said to have considered this his best film.