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Post by kissmekate on Sept 29, 2011 12:30:57 GMT
Interesting thoughts, Castanea!
I like the poem, too (and I have to say that I almost like the translated version better than the original wording).
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Post by anglophile on Sept 29, 2011 16:45:18 GMT
Good gracious! I was still swooning over the poem, castanea, when i scrolled on down and found that breathtaking picutre. my heart is stll pounding. what a nice reward for finishing things on deadline this morning. now if i can just get my thoughts back together and finish the afternoon's work. Mercy!
anglophile
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Post by castaneasativa on Sept 30, 2011 10:11:16 GMT
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Post by anglophile on Sept 30, 2011 11:05:32 GMT
I think he makes the gods swoon, castanea (although can't be a dangerous thing to do. perhaps we should warn him)
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Post by anglophile on Sept 30, 2011 11:08:36 GMT
oops, that should have read, "that CAN be a dangerous thing to do. so sorry. keep the photos coming.
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Post by kissmekate on Sept 30, 2011 11:19:13 GMT
kissmekate, it's funny, because I posted the original poem thinking of the German speaking ladies!!!  It's really funny. I normally love Rilke's poems in their original German, but this translation is very good. Such beautiful screencaps. That first one is  Oh, those eyes. The scene in the abbey always breaks my heart. |
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Post by dovescorpio on May 20, 2012 0:38:19 GMT
just posting a note on this to bring it to the front of the list of Rufus works - u dont realise until u wade through this list how much stuff he has done - anyway. i popped ino the local video hire to look at new release etc, not expecting to see anything new in there for Rufus as i have scoured the shelves on more than one occasion. Then boing! Rufus lovely young being seductive face appeared in a sea of titles in the drama section - the Woodlanders, a brand new copy, has finally made it to little papamoa. 'UNBELIEVABLE' i informed the entire store. I've got it for 8 days and would be watching it now if not for gorgeos autumn sun all over my telly. will b complusory viewing tonight. will attempt a review ... can't wait.
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Post by kissmekate on May 20, 2012 8:09:25 GMT
Glad you found this one. You won't be disappointed (but keep those Kleenex handy!)
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Post by kernowsqueen on Jun 12, 2012 15:24:03 GMT
This is also one of his most wonderfully tragic and subtle works - I just adore it!
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Post by francesca on Jun 12, 2012 15:45:23 GMT
Finally I watched The Woodlanders. Archaic Torso of Apollo
We cannot know his legendary head
with eyes like ripening fruit. And yet his torso
is still suffused with brilliance from inside,
like a lamp, in which his gaze, now turned to low,
gleams in all its power. Otherwise
the curved breast could not dazzle you so, nor could
a smile run through the placid hips and thighs
to that dark center where procreation flared.
Otherwise this stone would seem defaced
beneath the translucent cascade of the shoulders
and would not glisten like a wild beast’s fur:
would not, from all the borders of itself,
burst like a star: for here there is no place
that does not see you. You must change your life.
b] I was browsing the 'The Woodlanders' reviews and came on this in Castaneasativa's post . I don't know how I missed it, but it certainly needs re-posting What an incredibly beautiful piece of work. I cannot read it in the original German but it must be even more so . Thank you Castaneasativa |
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Post by kernowsqueen on Jun 12, 2012 15:55:02 GMT
What poetry!
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Post by kissmekate on Jun 12, 2012 16:32:59 GMT
I cannot read it in the original German but it must be even more so . As I stated at the time, this is an excellent translation which, in fact, appeals to me more than the original for once. |
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Post by kernowsqueen on Jun 14, 2012 16:20:43 GMT
My mother especially loves this film - it always makes us both laugh to hear the lovely broad west country accents- and it makes me especially homesick too.
kq
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Post by voiceover on Jun 14, 2012 16:35:42 GMT
Thanks KQ for rmindng us of RS' wonderful talent with local dialects. He is the Best!
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Post by midoro on Nov 21, 2013 15:22:16 GMT
Re-watched The Woodlanders - such a beautiful and sad story!  I love Rufus´ subtle performance and the emotions he shows with his eyes, hands and in all his behaviour. Loved esp. the scene in the abbey and the wonderful kiss.  Didn´t read all the posts, but there´s a lot of crying and "oh Giles" - and I agree. It also exhausted me to watch it. Wanted to listen again to the audio of Rufus, but I´ll have to postpone that as well as reading the book, which I don´t know yet. |
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Oh, those eyes. The scene in the abbey always breaks my heart.
