Always on Sunday
Always on Sunday is a 1965 British television film directed by Ken Russell about Henri Rousseau. It was written by Russell and Melvyn Bragg for the Monitor (British [TV programme)|Monitor] series. Russell's first fully dramatised biopic, the narrator was Oliver Reed.
The part of Rousseau was played by painter James [Lloyd (artist)|James Lloyd] who had never acted before. Russell said he would not have made the film had Lloyd not so closely resembled Rousseau. The director said: "Not only is there a strong physical resemblance but he and Rousseau are very much alike in character - strong and gentle."