The Rainbow Movies & Media Adaptations

The Rainbow Adaptations

Ken Russell, who adapted Women in Love into a critically acclaimed and commercially successful film, directed a 1989 feature film of The Rainbow. Sammi Davis plays the young Ursula, who falls under the mentorship and sexual desires of worldly Winifred Inger, played by Amanda Donohoe.Russell's technique here, as in Women in Love, is to create mood through striking images that give the viewer insights into the characters' emotions.