British film critic Alexander Walker described the film as "monstrously indecent" in a television confrontation with Russell, leading the director to hit him with a rolled up copy of the Evening Standard, the newspaper for which Walker worked.Stuart Jeffries "Ken Russell interview: The last fires of film's old devil", The Guardian, 28 April 2011 The uncut version of the film remains censored.
British film critic Alexander Walker described the film as "monstrously indecent" in a television confrontation with Russell, leading the director to hit him with a rolled up copy of the Evening Standard, the newspaper for which Walker workedStuart Jeffries "Ken Russell interview: The last fires of film's old devil", The Guardian, 28 April 2011 The uncut version of the film remains censored.