> On 2009-11-03 11:07:19 +0000, Judith in France > <judith.le...@googlemail.com> said: > <snip> I saw Albery Finney at the Theatre Royal many, many >> years ago, I don't recall the production, I wonder if Googling will >> bring it up for me?
>> Judith
> I'm sure you'd find a full list of everything he's ever been in. I had a > disagreement with someone about Judi Dench having played in Cabaret. I > knew I'd seen her in it many years ago and found a full online list of > everything she's done. > -- > Sacha
I really lke her work a lot. We ven watch "Tme and Tme" on the week-ends. It happens to be part of what is shown now.
> On 2009-11-03 13:35:01 +0000, "normak" <njk...@qREMOVETHIS.com> said:
>> "Sacha" <sa...@nowhere.com> wrote in message >> news:7lal38F3cltfbU2@mid.individual.net... >>> On 2009-11-03 11:07:19 +0000, Judith in France >>> <judith.le...@googlemail.com> said: >>> <snip> I saw Albery Finney at the Theatre Royal many, many >>>> years ago, I don't recall the production, I wonder if Googling will >>>> bring it up for me?
>>>> Judith
>>> I'm sure you'd find a full list of everything he's ever been in. I had >>> a >>> disagreement with someone about Judi Dench having played in Cabaret. I >>> knew I'd seen her in it many years ago and found a full online list of >>> everything she's done. >>> -- >>> Sacha
>> I really lke her work a lot. We ven watch "Tme and Tme" on the >> week-ends. >> It happens to be part of what is shown now.
>> NormaK
> My mother met her on the set of As Time Goes By and said she was as > charming IRL as she appears onscreen.
I'm so glad to hear it. I used a film she made named, "Iris", to demonstrate to my students what Alzheimer's Disease does to a person and relationship. I bought the DVD, and still like to watch it.
She does a full range of characters, but has her own trademark.
>>>> Sacha wrote: Albert >>>>> Finney is a truly outstanding actor we don't see enough of, IMO. You >>>>> can watch him like a hawk to figure out what he was doing and the >>>>> answer alays seemed to me 'not much' but he could convey a character >>>>> in a way that was sublime. I don't know if it was ever put out on DVD >>>>> but if you can get hold of The Dresser starring him and Tom Courtenay, >>>>> it's a 'do not miss', IMO.
>>>> Albert Finney has rarely been away from regular film goers screens.
>>>> Albert Finney turned down the offer of a CBE in 1980 and a knighthood >>>> in 2000.[3]
>>>> He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor four times, >>>> for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser >>>> (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984). He was nominated for Academy >>>> Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Erin Brockovich >>>> (2000).
>>>> Finney received a BAFTA award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading >>>> Film Roles in 1961 for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). He was >>>> also nominated for Best British Actor for the same film. Despite being >>>> nominated 15 more times, he finally won for The Gathering Storm. He was >>>> nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance in the HBO telefilm The >>>> Image (1990), and won an Emmy, for Outstanding Lead Actor in a >>>> Mini-Series or TV Film, for his performance as Winston Churchill in >>>> HBO's The Gathering Storm in 2002.
>>>> He was amazing in all of his films but recently gave great performances >>>> in both Erin Brockovich and The Bourne Ultimatum >>>> As a regular film goer, I wouldn't miss one of his films. >>>> Check Wiki there is a really good account of his work. >>>> I agree The Dresser is an outstanding film but he has done equally good >>>> work since then.
>>>> Bobbie
>>> I didn't say he had not done good work since The Dresser. I've seen him >>> in all the parts you mention, other than Under the Volcano, so I'm well >>> aware of his work but what I said was I don't think we see enough of >>> it/him. I would think he's very choosy now about the roles he takes on. >>> I'm just a little surprised you don't mention The Rather English >>> Marriage. He, Tom Courtenay and Joanna Lumley, together with Ursula >>> Howells, were a study in the art of perfect, understated acting by >>> those at the top of their craft. I'm sorry you missed seeing that. It >>> was a perfect example of the English gift for tragi-comedy that leaves >>> people deep in thought. Even Finney's perfectly ghastly would-be gent's >>> cravat spoke volumes in a non-speaking part! Perhaps that one's not on >>> 'Wiki'?
>> Actually Sacha I don't think I mentioned half his films, but a quick look >> at IMBd will tell you most of what you want to know about any film star >> failed or otherwise. Albert Finney is surely one of the all time greats >> in my estimation. In fact I *did* see the film you mention and it has >> been screened a couple of times that I know of on TV. It was the type of >> film that the Brits do best but I wonder if it would have gone down so >> well in America. They don't warm to the kind of character that Finney was >> playing in that film. An Upper class twit with little to endear him. It >> was indeed, a super film and the acting was excellent. Worth another look >> to be sure.
>> Bobbie
> After The Full Monty was successful in America, I think it's hard to say > what would or wouldn't play well there. Four Weddings had an upper class > theme in the background and was very popular. Actually, I don't recall > that Finney character as being genuinely upper class, so much as a > wannabe, which was made him impossible to like, even if pitying his view > of himself as 'a gent' - the cravat was a giveaway, though the nuances > might not be all that perceptible. It was a bit of a Separate Tables > character, in a way. > -- > Sacha
I'm presently reading a book about a German upper class family, although I suspect they may not all be upper class when the book ends. It's "The Buddenbrooks", by Thomas Mann. It's the kind of novel I like best. It covers four generations, and goes on for 600+ pages. I become totally immersed, and hate to come to the end.
Judith in France wrote: > On Nov 3, 4:13 am, jingles <mommab...@mail.com> wrote: >> Sacha wrote: >>> On 2009-11-02 00:57:14 +0000, jingles <mommab...@mail.com> said: >>>> On Nov 2, 5:37 am, "Peaches" <peaches75...@tx.rr.com> wrote: >>>>> "Bobbie" <homefraih...@myhoose.co.uk> wrote in message >>>>> news:7l621qF3b0l21U1@mid.individual.net... >>>>>> Janet Baraclough wrote: >>>>>>> The message <hckb1j$5g...@news.eternal-september.org> >>>>>>> from "Peaches" <peaches75...@tx.rr.com> contains these words: >>>>>>>> I will watch anything that has Pete Postlethwaite in it, just for the >>>>>>>> sheer pleasure of watching a master craftsman. He is no longer Pete, >>>> he >>>>>>>> becomes the character. Marvelous, isn't he? >>>>>>> Me too, and yes he is. >>>>>>> Janet >>>>>> Often mistaken for Pete P is Alun Armstrong, he of New Tricks. I saw hi >>>> m >>>>>> when he played Thenardier in the original cast of Les Miserable in 1985 >>>> . >>>>>> Another amazingly versatile actor with the RSC and The National Theatre >>>> . >>>>>> Both actors who have received countless accolades for their work. >>>>>> Bobbie >>>>> I watch 'New Tricks' also...great show IMNSHO >>>>> Peaches >>>> Waiting for a new series to hit Australia..... >>>> Good to see 'real' actors performing..... >>>> jingles >>> Watched Doc Martin last night, Jingles. Tra la lalala...... ;-)) >> Love Doc Martin too....another series we are waiting for here in Oz >> jingles
> Me too Jingles, I adore Martin Clunes, he reminds me of someone I > know!
> Judith
I first saw him when he appeared briefly in The Bill. Quite a different part to Doc Martin. jingles
>>>>>> Sacha wrote: Albert >>>>>>> Finney is a truly outstanding actor we don't see enough of, IMO. >>>>>>> You >>>>>>> can watch him like a hawk to figure out what he was doing and the >>>>>>> answer alays seemed to me 'not much' but he could convey a character >>>>>>> in a way that was sublime. I don't know if it was ever put out on >>>>>>> DVD >>>>>>> but if you can get hold of The Dresser starring him and Tom >>>>>>> Courtenay, >>>>>>> it's a 'do not miss', IMO.
>>>>>> Albert Finney has rarely been away from regular film goers screens.
>>>>>> Albert Finney turned down the offer of a CBE in 1980 and a knighthood >>>>>> in 2000.[3]
>>>>>> He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor four >>>>>> times, >>>>>> for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The >>>>>> Dresser >>>>>> (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984). He was nominated for Academy >>>>>> Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Erin >>>>>> Brockovich >>>>>> (2000).
>>>>>> Finney received a BAFTA award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading >>>>>> Film Roles in 1961 for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). He >>>>>> was >>>>>> also nominated for Best British Actor for the same film. Despite >>>>>> being >>>>>> nominated 15 more times, he finally won for The Gathering Storm. He >>>>>> was >>>>>> nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance in the HBO telefilm >>>>>> The >>>>>> Image (1990), and won an Emmy, for Outstanding Lead Actor in a >>>>>> Mini-Series or TV Film, for his performance as Winston Churchill in >>>>>> HBO's The Gathering Storm in 2002.
>>>>>> He was amazing in all of his films but recently gave great >>>>>> performances >>>>>> in both Erin Brockovich and The Bourne Ultimatum >>>>>> As a regular film goer, I wouldn't miss one of his films. >>>>>> Check Wiki there is a really good account of his work. >>>>>> I agree The Dresser is an outstanding film but he has done equally >>>>>> good >>>>>> work since then.
>>>>>> Bobbie
>>>>> I didn't say he had not done good work since The Dresser. I've seen >>>>> him >>>>> in all the parts you mention, other than Under the Volcano, so I'm >>>>> well >>>>> aware of his work but what I said was I don't think we see enough of >>>>> it/him. I would think he's very choosy now about the roles he takes >>>>> on. >>>>> I'm just a little surprised you don't mention The Rather English >>>>> Marriage. He, Tom Courtenay and Joanna Lumley, together with Ursula >>>>> Howells, were a study in the art of perfect, understated acting by >>>>> those at the top of their craft. I'm sorry you missed seeing that. >>>>> It >>>>> was a perfect example of the English gift for tragi-comedy that leaves >>>>> people deep in thought. Even Finney's perfectly ghastly would-be >>>>> gent's >>>>> cravat spoke volumes in a non-speaking part! Perhaps that one's not >>>>> on >>>>> 'Wiki'?
>>>> Actually Sacha I don't think I mentioned half his films, but a quick >>>> look >>>> at IMBd will tell you most of what you want to know about any film star >>>> failed or otherwise. Albert Finney is surely one of the all time greats >>>> in my estimation. In fact I *did* see the film you mention and it has >>>> been screened a couple of times that I know of on TV. It was the type >>>> of >>>> film that the Brits do best but I wonder if it would have gone down so >>>> well in America. They don't warm to the kind of character that Finney >>>> was >>>> playing in that film. An Upper class twit with little to endear him. >>>> It >>>> was indeed, a super film and the acting was excellent. Worth another >>>> look >>>> to be sure.
>>>> Bobbie
>>> After The Full Monty was successful in America, I think it's hard to say >>> what would or wouldn't play well there. Four Weddings had an upper >>> class >>> theme in the background and was very popular. Actually, I don't recall >>> that Finney character as being genuinely upper class, so much as a >>> wannabe, which was made him impossible to like, even if pitying his view >>> of himself as 'a gent' - the cravat was a giveaway, though the nuances >>> might not be all that perceptible. It was a bit of a Separate Tables >>> character, in a way. >>> -- >>> Sacha
>> I'm presently reading a book about a German upper class family, although >> I >> suspect they may not all be upper class when the book ends. It's "The >> Buddenbrooks", by Thomas Mann. It's the kind of novel I like best. It >> covers four generations, and goes on for 600+ pages. I become totally >> immersed, and hate to come to the end.
> I'll look forward to a synopsis. ;-) > -- > Sacha
> I'm presently reading a book about a German upper class family, although I > suspect they may not all be upper class when the book ends. It's "The > Buddenbrooks", by Thomas Mann. It's the kind of novel I like best. It > covers four generations, and goes on for 600+ pages. I become totally > immersed, and hate to come to the end.
That's the fellow who wrote Death in Venice. The book or novella was made into a film starring Dirk Bogarde.
>>>>> Sacha wrote: Albert >>>>>> Finney is a truly outstanding actor we don't see enough of, IMO. You >>>>>> can watch him like a hawk to figure out what he was doing and the >>>>>> answer alays seemed to me 'not much' but he could convey a character >>>>>> in a way that was sublime. I don't know if it was ever put out on >>>>>> DVD but if you can get hold of The Dresser starring him and Tom >>>>>> Courtenay, it's a 'do not miss', IMO.
>>>>> Albert Finney has rarely been away from regular film goers screens.
>>>>> Albert Finney turned down the offer of a CBE in 1980 and a knighthood >>>>> in 2000.[3]
>>>>> He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor four times, >>>>> for Tom Jones (1963), Murder on the Orient Express (1974), The Dresser >>>>> (1983), and Under the Volcano (1984). He was nominated for Academy >>>>> Award for Best Supporting Actor for his performance in Erin Brockovich >>>>> (2000).
>>>>> Finney received a BAFTA award for Most Promising Newcomer to Leading >>>>> Film Roles in 1961 for Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960). He >>>>> was also nominated for Best British Actor for the same film. Despite >>>>> being nominated 15 more times, he finally won for The Gathering Storm. >>>>> He was nominated for an Emmy Award for his performance in the HBO >>>>> telefilm The Image (1990), and won an Emmy, for Outstanding Lead Actor >>>>> in a Mini-Series or TV Film, for his performance as Winston Churchill >>>>> in HBO's The Gathering Storm in 2002.
>>>>> He was amazing in all of his films but recently gave great >>>>> performances in both Erin Brockovich and The Bourne Ultimatum >>>>> As a regular film goer, I wouldn't miss one of his films. >>>>> Check Wiki there is a really good account of his work. >>>>> I agree The Dresser is an outstanding film but he has done equally >>>>> good work since then.
>>>>> Bobbie
>>>> I didn't say he had not done good work since The Dresser. I've seen >>>> him in all the parts you mention, other than Under the Volcano, so I'm >>>> well aware of his work but what I said was I don't think we see enough >>>> of it/him. I would think he's very choosy now about the roles he takes >>>> on. >>>> I'm just a little surprised you don't mention The Rather English >>>> Marriage. He, Tom Courtenay and Joanna Lumley, together with Ursula >>>> Howells, were a study in the art of perfect, understated acting by >>>> those at the top of their craft. I'm sorry you missed seeing that. It >>>> was a perfect example of the English gift for tragi-comedy that leaves >>>> people deep in thought. Even Finney's perfectly ghastly would-be >>>> gent's cravat spoke volumes in a non-speaking part! Perhaps that one's >>>> not on 'Wiki'?
>>> Actually Sacha I don't think I mentioned half his films, but a quick >>> look at IMBd will tell you most of what you want to know about any film >>> star failed or otherwise. Albert Finney is surely one of the all time >>> greats in my estimation. In fact I *did* see the film you mention and it >>> has been screened a couple of times that I know of on TV. It was the >>> type of film that the Brits do best but I wonder if it would have gone >>> down so well in America. They don't warm to the kind of character that >>> Finney was playing in that film. An Upper class twit with little to >>> endear him. It was indeed, a super film and the acting was excellent. >>> Worth another look to be sure.
>>> Bobbie
>> After The Full Monty was successful in America, I think it's hard to say >> what would or wouldn't play well there. Four Weddings had an upper class >> theme in the background and was very popular. Actually, I don't recall >> that Finney character as being genuinely upper class, so much as a >> wannabe, which was made him impossible to like, even if pitying his view >> of himself as 'a gent' - the cravat was a giveaway, though the nuances >> might not be all that perceptible. It was a bit of a Separate Tables >> character, in a way. >> -- >> Sacha
> I'm presently reading a book about a German upper class family, although I > suspect they may not all be upper class when the book ends. It's "The > Buddenbrooks", by Thomas Mann. It's the kind of novel I like best. It > covers four generations, and goes on for 600+ pages. I become totally > immersed, and hate to come to the end.
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