'Sailcloth' director talks about John Hurt, plus 'Little Malcolm' DVD/Blu-ray
Sailcloth director Elfar Adalstein has a couple of recent interviews about the award-winning short film, and below are parts of the interview where he discussed working with John. The full articles are linked in the names of the sources.
By FAB Magazine (full article contains spoilers for the film):
"Working with John was a great experience. He’s the kind of actor who gives back to the industry, supporting upcoming directors in their work. I think it’s the only time he’s be behind a project and not used his voice - I mean he has a very distinctive voice. He was tremendously supportive both emotionally and when we were shooting - he was even doing his own stunts! For a small project like this you can imagine how great it was to see him bring it to life and give it veracity."
By Female First:
The film stars John Hurt so how did he get involved with the project? And how did you find working with him?
I wrote the script with him in mind and when I had completed it I sent the script, along with a personalised note, to John's agent stating my reason why I felt that John should do this. A week later I got a call back from his about a week later saying that John wanted to meet me to discuss the script. I though blimey 'I am the one being auditioned here'. So we met and we got on really well and at the end of the meeting he said 'Let's got and make a film' - and we did.
And what were your reasons behind wanting John?
I had always admired him as an actor and I had grown up watching his films and, in my view, very few people could have carried this role as it is an non dialogue role so it's a lot about facial expressions and understanding what is at the heart of the story. I felt that John's strengths played fantastically with that and towards that.
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BFI is releasing a DVD/Blu-ray dual format edition of John's 1974 film Little Malcolm (And His Struggle Against the Eunuchs), which includes a fully illustrated booklet featuring original artwork and contributions by John, director Stuart Cooper, and more. It will be released on October 24th and can be pre-ordered from the BFI Film Store here.
By FAB Magazine (full article contains spoilers for the film):
"Working with John was a great experience. He’s the kind of actor who gives back to the industry, supporting upcoming directors in their work. I think it’s the only time he’s be behind a project and not used his voice - I mean he has a very distinctive voice. He was tremendously supportive both emotionally and when we were shooting - he was even doing his own stunts! For a small project like this you can imagine how great it was to see him bring it to life and give it veracity."
By Female First:
The film stars John Hurt so how did he get involved with the project? And how did you find working with him?
I wrote the script with him in mind and when I had completed it I sent the script, along with a personalised note, to John's agent stating my reason why I felt that John should do this. A week later I got a call back from his about a week later saying that John wanted to meet me to discuss the script. I though blimey 'I am the one being auditioned here'. So we met and we got on really well and at the end of the meeting he said 'Let's got and make a film' - and we did.
And what were your reasons behind wanting John?
I had always admired him as an actor and I had grown up watching his films and, in my view, very few people could have carried this role as it is an non dialogue role so it's a lot about facial expressions and understanding what is at the heart of the story. I felt that John's strengths played fantastically with that and towards that.
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BFI is releasing a DVD/Blu-ray dual format edition of John's 1974 film Little Malcolm (And His Struggle Against the Eunuchs), which includes a fully illustrated booklet featuring original artwork and contributions by John, director Stuart Cooper, and more. It will be released on October 24th and can be pre-ordered from the BFI Film Store here.