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Post by lassie on Feb 15, 2012 22:47:50 GMT
Thank you - watched part I so far. Hopefully I will have time to watch part II tomorrow. Love the leather jacket look  |
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Post by francesca on Mar 11, 2012 1:34:46 GMT
At last I have had the opportunity to watch TLR .
What an amazing film .
The older cast members Ian Holm, Sara Kestelman and the late lamented and truly great Leo McKern .... and the two young men Alan Cumming and Rufus were really superb . The youngsters, while never quite scene stealing, certainly able to keep their end up with the older ones.
the violence of the passions of youth contrasting with world weariness of age, and set against the beauty of Cambridge.
MaxxO2 commented that Rufus had lost a little subtlety.
I have to disagree. I found his performance to be many faceted.
From the spoiled rabble-rousing brat, through the cynical control of Tulloch with its touch of tenderness and perhaps a hint of homosexuality, to the pushing of Tulloch on the spire, arrogant and contemptuous, he shows at that early age (23 ..24?) what he would become capable of. Alan Cumming too
In spite of the poor quality of the download and the fact that a black box often hid Rufus's face ( probably due to height differencial , Ian Holm 5.6ft , Alan, 5.9Ft and Rufus 6.0ft). I enjoyed this immensely.
Many thanks to Alan Cumming for posting and Adina for finding it.
If you like Alan Cumming and haven't seen it, you may be interested in the film 'A Circle of Friends' which he made shortlly after TLR with Colin Firth and Minnie Driver. A sweet gentle film in which Alan plays a real creep. Brilliantly acted .
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Post by joyceinva on Mar 11, 2012 17:35:54 GMT
Finally had a chance to watch the Last Romantics this weekend. As others have noted, despite the poor quality of the download, it was a treat to see this early work of Rufus'.
As Frannie said, what I found remarkable was how well both Rufus and Alan Cumming did when working with actors of such stature as Ian Holm and Leo McKern.
As for the plotline itself, I found it a bit hard at first, what with the flashbacks and all, but I was soon caught up in the story. It seemed to me that Costain's role - besides being the rabble-rouser, was to echo the deterioration of Leavis' relationship with his mentor Q. Costain has the same contempt for literature (all literature) that Leavis had for the writers Q admired.
I loved the scene at the tea party, where Queenie tells Leavis to get rid of that boy and Leavis remarks that yes, Costain is terrible, and she says, no, not him, the other one. And was it just me or did the part after, where Queenie insists on reading one of Q's poems remind anyone else of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe?"
I also found it amazing that even at such a young age Rufus was able to project so much with an expression. Think of him with Tulloch and Leavis when Tulloch has his breakdown. The compassion in his face when Costain tells Leavis that Tulloch hasn't been well and that he's been taking care of him. Compare that to the expression on his face when Tulloch is climbing the spire and Costain is mocking Leavis and Queenie. Telling them that Tulloch will do anything he says. Pure evil.
All in all we owe a huge debt of gratitude to Alan Cumming for posting this.
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Post by francesca on Mar 12, 2012 17:34:52 GMT
I found this quote as part of a review by Peter Brynmor Roberts on the IMDb listing for TLR
However, maybe the best reasons to see this are Cumming and Sewell, making very early screen appearances. Cumming is fine as the naive, saucer-eyed Glaswegian (Holm finds him in a patch of daffodils one morning, watching to see if they really do flutter and dance in the breeze), but it's Sewell ("Dark City, A Knight's Tale") who shows the real star quality: his scenes with Holm fairly crackle.
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Mar 12, 2012 19:36:05 GMT
Ooh, very nice comment - thanks for that, Frannie!
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Post by francesca on Mar 14, 2012 19:44:34 GMT
. And was it just me or did the part after, where Queenie insists on reading one of Q's poems remind anyone else of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolfe?" quote] Joyce, I have been meaning to come back to this but somehow got distracted. Yes, I agree with you . Queenie was mean and vicious to anyone whom she thought was getting close to Leavis even as a young woman. and her nagging cruelty to him had a definite feel of 'Virginia Woolfe' A fine performance from Sarah Kestelman Now that TLR has re-surfaced, I wonder if perhaps 'Citizen Locke ' may turn up too. There are little screencaps on YouTube so someone must have a copy somewhere. |
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Post by joyceinva on Mar 15, 2012 12:42:12 GMT
Now that TLR has re-surfaced, I wonder if perhaps 'Citizen Locke ' may turn up too. There are little screencaps on YouTube so someone must have a copy somewhere. Ahh, Frannie, we can only hope! That would be such a treat. |
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Post by laban on Jul 31, 2013 7:00:45 GMT
Does anyone know if it is possible to find "The Last Romantics" at DVD?
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Post by Laila on Jul 31, 2013 9:48:16 GMT
I don't think so, I have the very bad copy provided by Alan Cumming. If you look around the web you can find people offering a TV recording (I don't have the link anymore).
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Post by laban on Aug 1, 2013 16:26:26 GMT
Thank you Laila, I will try that.
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Post by Petruchio - Good God on Aug 1, 2013 16:42:41 GMT
laban - sent you pm
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Post by adina on Dec 1, 2014 13:33:07 GMT
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Post by kissmekate on Dec 1, 2014 14:36:15 GMT
Ooooooh, nice! Especially, of course, the angry young man on the left!
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Post by lassie on Dec 1, 2014 20:15:31 GMT
 Adina. Thank you for searching and posting  .
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Post by lovethemanrs on Dec 2, 2014 7:36:34 GMT
Ohhhhhh nice! Thanks Adina, a real treat to start the day with. |
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I like those faces! 
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