

A deck-chair attendant at a British resort promotes a film festival featuring a French sexpot.
Direction
Russell's first feature—already maximalist, already too much.
Costume
Mod beachwear that screams 1964 in the best worst way.

Director
Ken Russell
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Russell later called it 'the worst film I ever made' and blamed producer interference for the frantic reshoots.
The film's commercial failure sent Russell back to television documentaries for five years before Women in Love resurrected him.