Road to Mandalay
1991 · 35m · Documentary
In his hometown of Southampton, Ken Russell takes his young son and his aunts out to dinner, but the new traffic restrictions mean he can't get near the place. Traffic signs force him onto a sightseeing tour of town, then the ferry port looms ...
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