John Hannah, playing Matthew, reads WH Auden's poem "Funeral Blues." The poem was first published by Auden in 1936 and became famous after it was featured in this film.
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John Hannah, playing Matthew, reads WH Auden's poem "Funeral Blues." The poem was first published by Auden in 1936 and became famous after it was featured in this film.
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Funeral Blues WH Auden
Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone, Prevent the dog from barking with a juicy bone, Silence the pianos and with muffled drum Bring out the coffin, let the mourners come.
Let aeroplanes circle moaning overhead Scribbling on the sky the message He is Dead. Put crepe bows round the white necks of the public doves, Let the traffic policemen wear black cotton gloves.
He was my North, my South, my East and West, My working week and my Sunday rest, My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song; I thought that love would last forever: I was wrong.
The stars are not wanted now; put out every one, Pack up the moon and dismantle the sun, Pour away the ocean and sweep up the woods; For nothing now can ever come to any good.
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The interesting thing in British comedies is that they are not afraid to have serious, sad, moving and poignant moments in what would be seen as a film which is a classified as a comedy - the comedy doesn't need to be in every scene. The same writer when he came to the end of Blackadder Goes Forth a comedy about the First World War which is hilarious ended with them going over the top and dying moments after some of the funniest lines. It works and is powerful.
@virtualpilot45 the AMerican quick fire TV comedies with laughter track are the most difficult for me to watch as I hate the coercion in the laughter track.
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The same writer when he came to the end of Blackadder Goes Forth a comedy about the First World War which is hilarious ended with them going over the top and dying moments after some of the funniest lines. It works and is powerful.