Both of these films were directed by Ken Russell in 1988. In Lair of the White Worm, Amanda Donohoe provides nocturnal material for adolescent boys and feminists alike, with her suave poise, exuding all the charm of an aristocratic pantomime villain in outrageously obscene leather suspenders. I was surprised to discover that the original novel The Lair of the White Worm was written by Bram Stoker and published in 1911. In Salome's Last Dance, Russell directs his unique take on Oscar Wilde's play this time with Imogen Millais-Scott in the lead role. So quite by accident again, Salome develops the exotic dancing theme in earlier blogs. I must get a copy and watch it, but for now these clips (which make The Lair of the White Worm look painfully sober) will have to do.
Update 15/02/2025: I did finally watch Salome's Last Dance some years ago with great approval. Sadly the video clips in this blog have long since been taken down off Youtube, but below is a newspaper article I found about Imogen Millais-Scott from around that time. Regrettably she dropped out of acting due to diabetic-related chronic kidney disease for which she had a life-saving kidney transplant in 2003 as mentioned in this article for The Guardian newspaper.
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