The first of two documentaries in which friends and contemporaries of this great English writer recall remarkable episodes from his life and times.
with The Hon. Dorothy Brett
The late Spud Johnson, publisher and editor
Joe Foster, writer and biographer of Lawrence
Bill and Rachel Hawk
and other friends and neighbours
'The greatest experience from the outside world that I have ever had.' Thus wrote D. H. Lawrence of the time he spent with his wife, Frieda, in and near the little town of Taos in New Mexico.
This documentary, filmed in Taos, describes the impact D. H. Lawrence and his circle made there between 1922 and 1925.
Commentary spoken by Stephen Murray
Written and produced by Peter Davis
Next Tuesday: The Dreaming Woman
(Colour)