Part 2 has made me want to see 'Rasputin.' I have an interest in that particular era of Russian history, and the presence in the film of Alan Rickman is a bonus. What gracious comments from Sir Ian regarding AR
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Thanks for the anecdote about Derek Jacobi, Blossom. I still remember him best in "I Claudius", a series that kept everyone in my apartment glued to the set. They were at Cambridge together and did shows there, and I'll bet they were in other things together over the years, too. Serious theatre in London is not that big a world
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Wasn't Derek Jacobi terrific as Claudius? But there were other great performances in that series. Brian Blessed as Augustus and John Hurt's Caligula also stood out for me. I'm sure Patrick Stewart was in there too, though I can't recall which character he played.
I hadn't realised Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi were at Cambridge together, but as they were, perhaps that was when each of them admired the other from afar. Thanks for explaining the storyline of 'Loving Walter.' Although the pictures you featured in your post seemed familiar to me, I cannot say the same of the plot. Harrowing as it sounds, I'm sure it would have left an impression that wouldn't easily have faded ~ so perhaps I confused it with something else.
Following your link for the cast of 'I Claudius,' I see it had a cast of thousands! (Well, a large cast in any case.) Did you notice John Rhys-Davies and Bernard Hill in there, Mechtild? I confess I don't recall them from the series
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Oh, you saw 'Crime and Punishment' too! Like Sir Ian, John Hurt was quite dishy in his younger days. They both have very 'lived-in' faces now though.
I didn't give up meat for health reasons either, Mechtild. I'm vegetarian solely because I hate the thought of an animal being killed so that I may eat it. (I saw an animal being slaughtered on TV. It happened so quickly I couldn't avoid seeing it, and it upset me so much I made my decision there and then!) I don't wear or use anything leather either, and I make sure shampoo, make-up etc has not been tested on animals.
Good luck with your meat-free diet. There are lots of scrumptious vegetarian recipes to experiment with. I don't know what hubby and I would do without lentils and couscous!
Oh, I love vegetables and grains, Blossom. And I make a number of vegetarian things, although not vegan (I use eggs and cheese and such). It's just that I love meat, too. Goes back to my caveman ancestors, I guess. But I'm trying. Just because there's an ancient precedent for humans eating meat, it doesn't mean it's written in stone that we have to keep doing it
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This is absolutely fascinating, and I cannot thank you enough for taking the time and trouble to pull all this together!
Ian as Salieri and Tim Curry as Mozart? OH MY GOD but I wish I had been able to see that. I think Tim Curry is a genius, and the two of them together, playing off one another's energy? WOW.
I also wish I had seen Ian in "Bent" in the 1980s. I first saw the play in regional theater in 1981, and I found it intensely moving and haunting. I've never been quite as enthused about any version I've since seen on TV; I suppose there's something uniquely compelling about the intimacy the theater environment lends to such a production. I'm sure Ian was staggeringly good.
And I would give a significant body part to see that "Rasputin," given that I also love Rickman's work and would love to see their interactions.
Ian sure has aged better than Hurt, hasn't he? :-)
Yeah, it would have been sensational to see that "Amadeus". Did you see the film of "Bent"? That's all I've ever seen; I've never seen a stage production of it. While I thought the film was extremely good--great performances, good cinematography etc.--I thought as I watched it, "This really was meant to be a play." So many scenes seemed *made* for live theatre. Still, I'd rather have seen the film than not seen it at all.
Yes, John Hurt looks older than Sir Ian, even if he's a year younger. Maybe he never stopped smoking. But even when he was a cute youngster he had a "sad spaniel" face, with drooping lids over his eyes. That sort of eye structure tends to age the fastest.
Here he is as a cute 33 year-old in a film called "Ghoul":
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I hadn't realised Ian McKellen and Derek Jacobi were at Cambridge together, but as they were, perhaps that was when each of them admired the other from afar. Thanks for explaining the storyline of 'Loving Walter.' Although the pictures you featured in your post seemed familiar to me, I cannot say the same of the plot. Harrowing as it sounds, I'm sure it would have left an impression that wouldn't easily have faded ~ so perhaps I confused it with something else.
~ Blossom.
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I didn't give up meat for health reasons either, Mechtild. I'm vegetarian solely because I hate the thought of an animal being killed so that I may eat it. (I saw an animal being slaughtered on TV. It happened so quickly I couldn't avoid seeing it, and it upset me so much I made my decision there and then!) I don't wear or use anything leather either, and I make sure shampoo, make-up etc has not been tested on animals.
Good luck with your meat-free diet. There are lots of scrumptious vegetarian recipes to experiment with. I don't know what hubby and I would do without lentils and couscous!
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~ Blossom.
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Ian as Salieri and Tim Curry as Mozart? OH MY GOD but I wish I had been able to see that. I think Tim Curry is a genius, and the two of them together, playing off one another's energy? WOW.
I also wish I had seen Ian in "Bent" in the 1980s. I first saw the play in regional theater in 1981, and I found it intensely moving and haunting. I've never been quite as enthused about any version I've since seen on TV; I suppose there's something uniquely compelling about the intimacy the theater environment lends to such a production. I'm sure Ian was staggeringly good.
And I would give a significant body part to see that "Rasputin," given that I also love Rickman's work and would love to see their interactions.
Ian sure has aged better than Hurt, hasn't he? :-)
Thanks again! *off to read Part 3*
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Yes, John Hurt looks older than Sir Ian, even if he's a year younger. Maybe he never stopped smoking. But even when he was a cute youngster he had a "sad spaniel" face, with drooping lids over his eyes. That sort of eye structure tends to age the fastest.
Here he is as a cute 33 year-old in a film called "Ghoul":
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