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Post by kissmekate on Jan 13, 2011 12:41:45 GMT
I think we had the magazine version of that somewhere around, but it's such a nice interview that it's a pleasure to read over and over.
tipou is totally right, everything I learn about him makes me like him even more. He's so wonderfully down-to-earth.
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Post by ruthie2910 on Jan 13, 2011 17:43:12 GMT
that is one of the best interviews i ever read on our Green-Eyed Wonder. thank you, germanlady. the more i know about this guy, the more i like him. he is such "a bloke". Totally agree Tipou, definitely one of the best interviews I've come across! Thanks GL |
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Post by Petruchio - Good God on Jan 13, 2011 19:04:14 GMT
the pic with his son it's great....
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Post by GreenEyesToo on Jan 13, 2011 21:43:31 GMT
Another very positive review/preview: ZEN – RATKING
BBC1, Sunday, 16 January, 9pm
The last of the initial three – and very successful – adaptations of Michael Dibdin’s Aurelio Zen mysteries is already with us.
Made by Left Bank Pictures for the Beeb, the same folk who produced Kenneth Branagh’s Wallander, Zen has had more pizzazz and attitude than virtually any series since the late 60s, when shows like The Avengers sent us all a-tingle.
Beautifully filmed and with terrific music by Adrian Johnston, Zen has been a joy to watch. But there has been substance with the style.
Rufus Sewell has stayed unflustered and cool despite exceedingly tricky cases thrown at him and the close proximity of the jaw-dropping beauty of Caterina Murino.
The stories have intrigued as Zen probed corruption and crime in the land of backhanders and nepotism – and that’s just at the Questura.
In Ratking, drawn from the story that was Dibdin’s first Zen novel, a powerful industrialist called Ruggerio Miletti is kidnapped. This being Italy, Miletti’s family would rather deal with the criminals directly themselves than let the police see that justice is done.
When Miletti’s lawyer is murdered while making an illegal ransom payment, Zen finds out that the kidnappers are only part of the problem.
Zen’s opening episode, Vendetta, got 5.1m viewers, beating Marple’s 4.3m.
Which is no surprise. Zen is a Ferrari against Marple’s Fiat Panda.
wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com/2011/01/robin-jarossis-criminal-acts-for.html |
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Post by wichiwoman on Jan 13, 2011 22:30:39 GMT
So what more proof does the BBC need? MAKE MORE ZEN. NOW!
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Post by dreamer on Jan 14, 2011 0:28:18 GMT
I can only say I love Vendetta and I love Cabal and most I love Aurelio´s bed.  And one question to Dreamer, in Italy is coffee drinking such a way that makes Aurelio? I think the fact that he throws into him all cup of coffee as Czech doing it with a glass of plum brandy. ;D Ah, an excuse to quote Aurelio's bed!  I think his fast style of drinking coffee is Italian. When I visited a friend that lived there, her (non-italian) hubby took me for a morning coffee. And there were all these tall men standing there drinking very strong espresso's really fast. As I'm not very tall and had expected a large frothy cappuccino sitting comfortable by the window, I was quite surprised. Our coffee break was a very short one!  - maybe the seats are more for ehm, say secret couples. Yes, you both are right! We use to drink coffee, expecially the first one in the morning, running away (like Zen in the first ep.), and the following ones in a short break, standing at the bar counter. For this reason my spanish girl friend hates the way (too fast) in which we have a coffee break! Rarely we sit at table and take 15 min for relax and drinking something, but when we do it, it's a really pleasure! BTW - I sleep just like Zen does, but leaving the opposite side. ;D and ... I love very much that chair too. |
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Post by tipou on Jan 14, 2011 0:59:20 GMT
Zen’s opening episode, Vendetta, got 5.1m viewers, beating Marple’s 4.3m. Which is no surprise. Zen is a Ferrari against Marple’s Fiat Panda. [/i] wwwshotsmagcouk.blogspot.com/2011/01/robin-jarossis-criminal-acts-for.html[/quote]oh that is so unfair. i think that zen, and certainly roof, would object to this pointless attack on ol'marlple. anyway, being compared favorably to a frail old lady is hardly a compliment for any guy, imho.  |
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Post by rugirl on Jan 14, 2011 2:08:57 GMT
Just found this on Digital Spy via Twitter:
'Zen' exec: 'Rufus Sewell is perfect'
Thursday, January 13 2011, 16:19 GMT
By Morgan Jeffery, TV Reporter
BBC
The executive producer of Zen has claimed that Rufus Sewell is "perfect" in the title role.
The actor currently stars as Italian detective Aurelio Zen in the BBC's adaptation of Michael Dibdin's novels.
"I didn't know [Rufus] personally but I've always loved his work," Andy Harries wrote on the BBC TV blog. "He's very handsome, and rather hip, and has great range as an actor."
He added: "He also has tremendous warmth and humour and brings these great qualities to the role of Aurelio. He just seemed perfect in every way and his time is now."
Harries revealed that he had first thought of Sewell for the role while watching him perform in the Tom Stoppard play Rock 'n' Roll.
"Around the time I was thinking about this show, I went to see the...play," he explained. "As soon as I saw Rufus Sewell on stage, I knew he was the one to play the lead."
The producer went on to claim that author Dibdin "would have been very pleased with the choice".
The final episode of Zen's three-part run airs this Sunday at 9pm on BBC One.
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Post by walt on Jan 14, 2011 7:08:17 GMT
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Post by kissmekate on Jan 14, 2011 8:03:45 GMT
Yes, you both are right! We use to drink coffee, expecially the first one in the morning, running away (like Zen in the first ep.), and the following ones in a short break, standing at the bar counter. That's why it's called espresso, isn't it?  Those latest articles are raising hopes for more of Zen, yay!  |
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Post by numbat on Jan 14, 2011 11:38:46 GMT
That's why it's called espresso, isn't it? Exactly!! Because you drink it quickly, and you move quickly after you've drunk it!!! The only problem i find, is that when i do go out for "sit down" coffee with other people, it only takes me 30 seconds to drink mine and then i don't have anything to do while we talk. So i usually play with the sugar sachet!!! |
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Post by stama on Jan 14, 2011 16:58:59 GMT
Ah, an excuse to quote Aurelio's bed! I think his fast style of drinking coffee is Italian. When I visited a friend that lived there, her (non-italian) hubby took me for a morning coffee. And there were all these tall men standing there drinking very strong espresso's really fast. As I'm not very tall and had expected a large frothy cappuccino sitting comfortable by the window, I was quite surprised. Our coffee break was a very short one! - maybe the seats are more for ehm, say secret couples. Yes, you both are right! We use to drink coffee, expecially the first one in the morning, running away (like Zen in the first ep.), and the following ones in a short break, standing at the bar counter. For this reason my spanish girl friend hates the way (too fast) in which we have a coffee break! Rarely we sit at table and take 15 min for relax and drinking something, but when we do it, it's a really pleasure! BTW - I sleep just like Zen does, but leaving the opposite side. ;D and ... I love very much that chair too. Thanks Anyother and Dreamer!!! Yes, I love the chair too! |
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Post by rueful on Jan 14, 2011 19:05:58 GMT
Cool interview with Zen's costume designer at www.thestyleking.com/fashion/everything-zen/. TV detectives aren’t famed for their sartorial elegance (Bergerac anyone?) so the appearance of Rufus Sewell striding around Rome, wooing bella women and solving crimes in perfectly-cut suits and Persol shades as Auelio Zen in the new BBC1 series has been a revelation. Sonu Mishra is the Costume Designer on Zen (she was also Associate Costume Designer on Anton Corbijn’s The American with George Clooney) and she gave us the lowdown on dressing Rufus Sewell as the Italian detective, as well as what defines Italian style…“Rufus’s character Zen is a detective who works on crime scenes but who also has to move in top political circles. So his suit needed to be well fitted, comfortable as well as smart, not too stylish yet not dowdy. The suit needed to be utilitarian yet sophisticated. The fabric and cut were extremely important to me as many of the various characters are dressed in suits and what differentiates one from the other are subtle detail such as colour, fabric, texture and cut, the choice of shirt and tie. Rufus’s suits are, in a way, timeless classics… We chose grey and navy blue as they are his uniform in a manner of speaking. While Ben Miles and Anthony Higgins who play ministers were in navy pin striped suits of expensive material as their characters would have their suits tailored to fit.” One of the brands we used was Lebole, they make high quality men’s suits which are cut well. Rufus wore Persol sunglasses, they are iconic Italian design, stylish yet understated [get the Persol shades, £219, at davidclulow.com]. I used Pineider for ties and shoes as they are beautifully made by the best craftsmen. I had Rufus’s shirts made for him as they needed to be just right. Solid-coloured, slim-fitted cotton shirts with a soft classic collar while the Ministers were in self-striped tailored dress shirts with French cuffs. Did you deliberately try to make Rufus more ‘Italian’ through the costume choices?“We gave Rufus’s look a lot of thought as he would have very few costume changes in the films. Most Italian men own one or two good suits and it seemed to be the right choice for Zen. Rufus has the gift to carry off a suit well, he seems make it look both comfortable and extremely attractive at the same time.”[/i] [Rueful's comment: Understatement of the century!!!!!] There are some very physical action scenes in Zen – did this affect the costume choices and how did the clothes stand up to this kind of activity?
“We had multiples of all the hero suits for the stunt/action scenes. In Vendetta Zen has a long sequence in underground caves and tunnels and we distressed the suit in 4 phases in order to achieve the final look when we see him come out of the caves wet, muddy and blood-covered.”
How would you define the typical Italian man’s style (The Sartorialist says Italian men have a very distinctive shirt fit!)
“I think that there are two distinct style categories in Italy, the refined timeless classic elegance and the other is very fashion forward trendy but what they have in common is the attention paid to the the quality, cut and style of the clothing. Shoes are extremely important to an Italian man as are socks. Italian men mostly only ever wear knee high socks and almost none of them would be caught in white socks or ankle length socks (unless they are playing tennis!)” |
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Post by kissmekate on Jan 14, 2011 19:11:20 GMT
What an interesting find! Thanks! I love well-fitting suits, but well-fitting shirts even more |
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Post by rugirl on Jan 14, 2011 20:36:44 GMT
What an interesting find! Thanks! I love well-fitting suits, but well-fitting shirts even more But I love well fitting shirts on Ru the most! |
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