Here's a cute behind-the-scenes look at Jane Seymour on set for the '82 film.

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I've been attempting to write a real post on this for a couple minutes, but since my brain refuses to grammar right now, I'll just cut to the friggin' chase:

What are the things that you believe a quality Pimpernel screen adaptation must (or must not) change/include/just do in general? We've done some dreamcasting here, but I don't know that we've ( Read more... )

Pimpernel remake in the works!

More detailed article here.

Commence dream casting, again. :P

Some sad Pimpernel '82-related news: British film director Clive Donner dies at 84.

A bit of more upbeat news, not directly Pimpernel related: Leslie Howard personal film footage found by documentary-maker.

...this isn't exactly what I had in mind.

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So, does someone who actually understands this (unlike me, who only speaks English) care to shed a little light on what in the world is going on here?

For the curious, the rest is up on YouTube.

...I've sought a good, quality close up of the Scarlet Pimpernel emblem from the 1982 film EVERYWHERE, and I cannot find one ( Read more... )

I'm going to say more in my journal, but I found Malcolm Jamieson at last! He has a channel on YouTube for reading his unpublished, original poetry.

Pardon me while I run around and squee loudly.

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(And I know that's not the correct French, but hey!)

Does anybody know where I can get my mitts on a copy of 'La Révolution française' (1989), with Jane Seymour as Marie-Antoinette? It's in bits and pieces on YouTube at the moment, but without subtitles. I've wanted to watch it for ages, but I've not been very successful in stalking eBay!

Who has ( Read more... )

I finally started watching the A&E miniseries of The Scarlet Pimpernel. So far I've only finished the first tape. Hmm, it was an okay movie. I still have yet to find a film version of Chauvelin that I truly like... Am I just too picky when it comes to movie portrayals of that character? However, one scene that I rather did enjoy is when Percy is in ( Read more... )