{2} To revisit this now reminds me of a certain Mrs. Rebekah Brooks, although one thing is certain; these ladies & gentlemen truly do wear such splendid wigs, but one does wonder how splendidly true Mrs. Brooks hair colouring is from time to time ? None of us however have the slightest doubt concerning the pedigree & the potency of the ladies follicles. ◘ .
{1} Oh The joy ! To be able to (I use old French here) reconnoitre in a most fascinating way the social intercourse of the day. It was a delight from an age of such emotions, note how the tongue was used as such an eloquent & masterful instrument, enlightened days indeed. I recall seeing this production at Sydney. The Dendy, late of Martin Place. This movie is a master of the double entendre to behold !
one doesn't need to understand what's happening in this movie. It's costumes, music, dialogue, subtle scatology and its depiction of decadent, yet blissful late 17th cent. English aristocracy makes it one of the cult films of the 80s
@qr3k The aria name is "So when the glitt'ring queen of night" it's from Henry Purcell's "The Indian Queen"(And also from the Yorkshire feast) This version is not available cause is not part of the sountrack(The sountrack version is instrumental) but you can find it on Itunes sung by a soprano or a tenor (as far as I know there are not countertenor recordings available,actually this aria is very rare to find almost nobody has recorded it)
this particular version is impossible to find! i tried tracking the singer's name (it's in the film's credits) and didn't helped. is the Itunes version of this one from the film?
such a great performance and unique from other (though awfully scarce) versions for this aria. did you notice the change in the lyrics as well?
Sarah Talmann's child is from the draughtsman, as her part of the contract with him. Of course they cannot know if it is a male child, but the plan was that the ladies do not lose the property to a man again.
Thank you so much for uploading, I adore this movie. Have you thought about uploading the whole thing? I'm sure you'd have a huge fan club if you did.
In the original cut I believe this scene alone was something like half an hour, and made a point of showing every character present talk to every other character at least once.
Lutz....I watched it again and again....but I must be stupid...I couldn't understand it...maybe I was always too distracted by gazing at its beauty....
After viewing it twice I wondered if the murder was all a set up by the women from the start. There were no children so the property would otherwise have gone to his nephew, but it went to his widow and didn't her daughter become pregnant by the end although her husband may have been impotent judging from scenes in the film. Then again, it could just be my overactive imagination. It's all delightfully ambiguous and teasing.
The artful juxtaposition of pompous form against the coarse content of the jokes and stories being told thorughout the scene never ceases to amaze me.
How wonderful this film is. Not I would criticise Janet Suzman for a moment, but I wonder if Delphine Seyrig may have been in the consideration somewhere here?
Interesting suggestion, especially considering Greenaway's constant references to Alain Resnais . but i don't think that Seyrig spoke english as well as Suzman
I think by the Italian fashion, he means revealing a lot of the breasts, and that's why he thinks she'd appreciate oranges juicy and sweet - a bit of a crude joke really, but said in a witty way.
Wow, this Purcell guy must've been somethin'. That clockwork orange dude, and now this... R@R or what? I like his musick so much, that I've bought one of his CD's. Which sucked a bit, but anyways, P. rulez like big time.
I love this movie so much it's not even funny! I've watched it seven times already, and the script, music and cinematography are so delightful that I would watch it an eighth time.
I think its the ruling class who are degenerate here as is plainly visible and apparent throughout the story. The "underclass" as you call them would have had no time for self-pity or leisure to be degenerate, being too busy trying to keep body and soul together from day to day.
It's the wit and social attitudes of people in this film and in 18th century that is portrayed remarkably in this film.
Has anyone found the opening song somewhere on the internet? I mean the exact one from the film- the Nyman VOCAL adaptation sung by Chris Doyle...
looking for it for a while now..
axbg88 1 month ago
Now mister Noise, do you have a rrrrrrrribald piece of gossip for me?
axbg88 2 months ago
{2} To revisit this now reminds me of a certain Mrs. Rebekah Brooks, although one thing is certain; these ladies & gentlemen truly do wear such splendid wigs, but one does wonder how splendidly true Mrs. Brooks hair colouring is from time to time ? None of us however have the slightest doubt concerning the pedigree & the potency of the ladies follicles. ◘ .
BigDon62 7 months ago
{1} Oh The joy ! To be able to (I use old French here) reconnoitre in a most fascinating way the social intercourse of the day. It was a delight from an age of such emotions, note how the tongue was used as such an eloquent & masterful instrument, enlightened days indeed. I recall seeing this production at Sydney. The Dendy, late of Martin Place. This movie is a master of the double entendre to behold !
BigDon62 7 months ago
One of the best films ever made. I must have watched it five or six times and each time I love it more. The dialogue alone is beyond compare.
mravka9 1 year ago 2
Higgins - he exudes sensuality, has amazing bedroom-eyes, and a deep sexy voice, with a wonderful accent.
SarahMilton64 1 year ago
Dear, I watched this film as an adolescent. I loved it!
MartirioEterno 1 year ago
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MartirioEterno 1 year ago
one doesn't need to understand what's happening in this movie. It's costumes, music, dialogue, subtle scatology and its depiction of decadent, yet blissful late 17th cent. English aristocracy makes it one of the cult films of the 80s
Akatosh86 1 year ago
does anyone know whether this song is available somewhere on the net?
qr3k 1 year ago
@qr3k
/watch?v=vmEKjqH7qG0
Closest there is...
whikless 1 year ago
@qr3k The aria name is "So when the glitt'ring queen of night" it's from Henry Purcell's "The Indian Queen"(And also from the Yorkshire feast) This version is not available cause is not part of the sountrack(The sountrack version is instrumental) but you can find it on Itunes sung by a soprano or a tenor (as far as I know there are not countertenor recordings available,actually this aria is very rare to find almost nobody has recorded it)
Heartlessiceboy 7 months ago
@Heartlessiceboy
this particular version is impossible to find! i tried tracking the singer's name (it's in the film's credits) and didn't helped. is the Itunes version of this one from the film?
such a great performance and unique from other (though awfully scarce) versions for this aria. did you notice the change in the lyrics as well?
axbg88 2 months ago
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whikless 1 year ago
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whikless 1 year ago
This is just a brilliant, brilliant film!
vp1981ad 1 year ago 2
If there was an Oscar for best wigs.... this would have won it. Excellent film, though...
licencedtospill 1 year ago 2
one of the best films ever made
DannyWhiteDan 1 year ago
too bad they didn't release the original cut (the 3hr one)! That would be so amazing to see!
sslohier 1 year ago 2
Weird & gorgeous. It's like the "Spectator" come to life. Thanks!
samizdrama 2 years ago
@heliotrope...:
Sarah Talmann's child is from the draughtsman, as her part of the contract with him. Of course they cannot know if it is a male child, but the plan was that the ladies do not lose the property to a man again.
elizasparrow 2 years ago
Do NOT drink my claret....
LOVE THIS FILM!
wendyleehewitt 2 years ago
sick, sick, sick... just the way I love it.
LMB222 2 years ago
Thank you so much for uploading, I adore this movie. Have you thought about uploading the whole thing? I'm sure you'd have a huge fan club if you did.
djsaphira 2 years ago
In the original cut I believe this scene alone was something like half an hour, and made a point of showing every character present talk to every other character at least once.
TedGoranson69 2 years ago
I never understood the movie, but It'S my fault, not that of the movie, I love it...
LutzDerLurch 2 years ago 9
Lutz....I watched it again and again....but I must be stupid...I couldn't understand it...maybe I was always too distracted by gazing at its beauty....
constansavictrix 2 years ago
hehe...^^
LutzDerLurch 2 years ago
After viewing it twice I wondered if the murder was all a set up by the women from the start. There were no children so the property would otherwise have gone to his nephew, but it went to his widow and didn't her daughter become pregnant by the end although her husband may have been impotent judging from scenes in the film. Then again, it could just be my overactive imagination. It's all delightfully ambiguous and teasing.
heliotropezzz333 2 years ago
I meant to say there were no male children
heliotropezzz333 2 years ago
The artful juxtaposition of pompous form against the coarse content of the jokes and stories being told thorughout the scene never ceases to amaze me.
Masterpiece.
martinettmartinett12 2 years ago 2
captures the spirit of the times (at least in those social circles), witty, pompous, ribald.
heliotropezzz333 2 years ago
How wonderful this film is. Not I would criticise Janet Suzman for a moment, but I wonder if Delphine Seyrig may have been in the consideration somewhere here?
vivienmerchant 2 years ago
@vivienmerchant
Interesting suggestion, especially considering Greenaway's constant references to Alain Resnais . but i don't think that Seyrig spoke english as well as Suzman
axbg88 1 month ago
Can you imagine the smell? they occasionally washed and no sign on a plug-in. The smell of sex must have been heavy in the air.
aimeemacdn 2 years ago
not as bad as many believe...it is a believe as common as it is false, that people back then did not wash.
LutzDerLurch 2 years ago
Anyone who know what that songs name is?
athiria 2 years ago
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scorpiowatertiger 2 years ago
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atheria, do you mean "Chasing Sheep is Best Left to Shepherds" by Michael Nyman?
scorpiowatertiger 2 years ago
The Song is by Michael Nyman, inspired by "The Yorkshire Feast Song: So when the glitt'ring Queen of Night" by Henry Purcell
Marcus68Stenberg 2 years ago
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A true piece of wank stitch.
wysey100 2 years ago
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I feel embarrassed for the blue bloods who made this.
wysey100 2 years ago
i love all the subtle toilet humor
rspart88 2 years ago
Anyone enjoying this film would probably also enjoy the French film "Ridicule"
heliotropezzz333 3 years ago
I will see it. I love this one
PinkMimosa 3 years ago 2
"Ridicule" is at another level, much lower. This film is the work of a true genius!
alors24 2 years ago 3
I think by the Italian fashion, he means revealing a lot of the breasts, and that's why he thinks she'd appreciate oranges juicy and sweet - a bit of a crude joke really, but said in a witty way.
heliotropezzz333 3 years ago 2
My favorite movie. The best ever made. Greenaway is a genius.
0wsla 3 years ago 2
ein wunderbarer film, man kann in eine zeit eintauchen als noch alle Menschen komisch waren und nicht wie heute nur einige
verdienst 3 years ago
Well said ... I couldn't have put it better myself ... danka
SniffTheHedgehog 2 years ago
"i used to pee like a horse. i still do." rofl and idk why
rspart88 3 years ago
Wow, this Purcell guy must've been somethin'. That clockwork orange dude, and now this... R@R or what? I like his musick so much, that I've bought one of his CD's. Which sucked a bit, but anyways, P. rulez like big time.
reallyhatejazz 3 years ago 2
He makes the most beautiful movies
Prospero's books is one of my favorites
icantfindanamethis 3 years ago
I love this movie so much it's not even funny! I've watched it seven times already, and the script, music and cinematography are so delightful that I would watch it an eighth time.
vp1981ad 3 years ago
All too convincing...The English ruling class...
humbledog1984 3 years ago
The degenerate self-pitying underclass......
pec104 3 years ago
I think its the ruling class who are degenerate here as is plainly visible and apparent throughout the story. The "underclass" as you call them would have had no time for self-pity or leisure to be degenerate, being too busy trying to keep body and soul together from day to day.
It's the wit and social attitudes of people in this film and in 18th century that is portrayed remarkably in this film.
heliotropezzz333 3 years ago
Please, who is the castrato singer of this extraordinary version of 'So when the glitt'ring Queen of the Night ' by Henry Purcell?
lenottidifficili981 3 years ago
According to the dvd it is sang by the Counter-tenor Chris Royle
ncmendes 3 years ago
Is there a book of the film?
Poldark3 3 years ago
THAT IS JANET SUZMAN AT 5:00
figarotd 3 years ago
That's British mystery author Lynda La Plante at 1:14, talking about the watery estate where she used to pee like a horse.
crassiodorus 3 years ago
Well spotted ... and a rare appearance ... who would have thought the camera would 'like her' so much ... delightful.
SniffTheHedgehog 2 years ago
Indeed one of the best films of Peter Greenaway. Spectacular fotography, wonderful dialogs !!!
roelant2 3 years ago 2
One of the greatest move that I have ever seen. It's a revolutionary move.
DA84birillo 3 years ago 14
This was truly the age of elegance!Beautiful film,stunning!!
Poldark3 3 years ago 3