I love Jane Eyre you've reminded me that I recorded gone with the wind at Xmas, and I still haven't watched it..  

Hi Moonie , it's a good idea to watch Gone with the Wind over Easter Summer as it is a very long film.  I remember going to the cinema to see it and there was an interval!

squiggle posted:

Hi Moonie , it's a good idea to watch Gone with the Wind over Easter Summer as it is a very long film.  I remember going to the cinema to see it and there was an interval!

you don't films that long any more squiggle

~Sweet Summer~ posted:

I love Jane Eyre you've reminded me that I recorded gone with the wind at Xmas, and I still haven't watched it..  

Go to it then Sweet, when you are at home, that is

Then there's Maigret - ITV Monday 9pm not that's a family film.

This is the first in a series which is intended to be shown from time to time. This one is called Maigret Sets a Trap. The next one Maigret's Dead Man has been made and I think is due to be shown around Christmas time.

Based on the Georges Simeon books. Set in France, Maigret is on the trail of a serial killer. I think ITV may be looking for a replacement to the likes of Poirot and Foyle's War so the murders are not expected to be excessively gory.

Maigret himself is a low key, bland, ratther dour individual and don't expect any smiles from him. The biggest challenge is for the viewer as, you probably know, he's played by Rowan Atkinson. I think he will be playing this straight with no smiling, no grimacing, no laughter, no wisecracks.

Gone with the Wind is a two part film and was shown in cinemas with an intemission. I did see it in the cinema on one of its many re-releases.

Link to the last minute of part one which is just before the intermission. It feels like a last scene. Seeing it isn't really a spoiler as it's a bit meaningless by itself.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gn26pEDEhyY

Good idea because even if I can't watch it all in one day, I've got the rest of the time off to finish it. I bet I could do it in one go though, depending on refreshment supplies of course  

Summer, the first half on television is about 1 hour 47 minutes without adverts and the second half about 1 hour 59 minutes.

That doesn't include the overture at the beginning (about 2 minutes), the intermission (about 4 minutes), the entr'acre after the intermission but before part 2 (just under 2 minutes), and the exit music at the end (about 4 minutes). Those are music only so probably not shown in full on television.

It is a fascinating film and I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy it, such a grand sweep of a story with some wonderful characters and the sort of film they just cannot recreate nowadays.

I am afraid I always see Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean so I don't think I could see him as Maigret.

squiggle posted:

It is a fascinating film and I am sure you will thoroughly enjoy it, such a grand sweep of a story with some wonderful characters and the sort of film they just cannot recreate nowadays.

 

I am afraid I always see Rowan Atkinson as Mr Bean so I don't think I could see him as Maigret.

Actually I have watched a trailor for it squiggle and it looks quite good 

Likewise squiggle, I don't think I could see Rowan Atkinson as anyone else. Mind you, it took a little while for me to not see Maggie Smith as Professor MacGonagall when watching her in Downton. But now when I watch Harry Potter, I see her as Lady Grantham..  

4 hours is a long movie! Yes, I may need my own interval  

I'm heading out to my exercise class shortly, but will pop in later to say goodnight have a lovely evening all  

A clip from Maigret which is longer than the trailer being shown on television.

I'm not sure that Rowan Atkinson will work as Maigret.

I've spent the evening taking phone calls, so I'm off to catch up on things.

Goodnight and sweet dreams everyone.

Yogi19 posted:

I'm not sure that Rowan Atkinson will work as Maigret.

 

I've spent the evening taking phone calls, so I'm off to catch up on things.

 

Goodnight and sweet dreams everyone.

Awww, nite nite, sleep well and have sweet dreams Yogi  

night yogi velvet moonsie and summer if you pop in

Good morning everyone, very cloudy here and feels cold, I hope the sun is shining in other parts of the country though

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Very cloudy here.

Re Maigret, it wouldn't help if the advertisers show that Snickers advert during it

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning everyone.

Cloudy up here too.

Housework and ironing awaits. Have a good day everyone.

El Loro posted:

Good morning everyone

 

Very cloudy here.

 

Re Maigret, it wouldn't help if the advertisers show that Snickers advert during it

 

I hope everyone has a good day

 True

I'm old enough to remember the previous version of Maigret, I think I was maybe in my early teens and therefore too young to appreciate the subtleties but I remember the lugubrious face of the guy who played the part and I think it put me off for life.

Squiggle, there was the 1960-63 series of Maigret which was Rupert Davies:

and the 1990-92 series which was Michael Gambon:

Good morning all sorry I didn't get back on here last night, I had an unexpected catch up with an old friend who came back to our class. I hope you all slept well  

i didn't realise Maigret was a revival! 

Oh yay! My name has changed  

Good morning Bunny
There's been many French Maigret films and TV series over the years and there was an American film called The Man on the Eiffel Tower (1949) where Maigret was played by Charles Laughton,

Good afternoon Buddies  

Calm, dull but dry here. Moderately warm too 

squiggle, I hope your day has warmed up 

El, I have seen the Rupert Davies version. I think they showed it around the same time as they showed the Michael Gambon version. If I can get Mr Bean out of my mind, I may enjoy this version too 

I am certainly going to give it a go 

Yogi, good luck with the housework and ironing. Rather you than me

Sweet, like the name change but I shall be calling you Bunnyboots until you revert back to you old name. I hope you don't mind

As you know I sometimes call Baz, in Darnies, Bazzyboots 

Have a great day everyone  

Whew! Busy busy day, me and eldest grandson have been everywhere it seems but got a lot done so all is well.  My lovely daughter has hand embroidered a 'Footsteps' for me which is just beautiful, I will try and take a picture of it to show you when I feel less like a limp dishcloth.  Yogi I hope the housework and ironing go well.

squiggle posted:

Whew! Busy busy day, me and eldest grandson have been everywhere it seems but got a lot done so all is well.  My lovely daughter has hand embroidered a 'Footsteps' for me which is just beautiful, I will try and take a picture of it to show you when I feel less like a limp dishcloth.  Yogi I hope the housework and ironing go well.

Hi squiggle

Sounds like you have had a full day

Makes me tired just to read about it

Look forward to seeing that embroidery

Squiggle, you have been busy today

I've just been cutting the grass again, It wasn't very long as it hadn't grown much since the previous cut but with wet weather forecast for tomorrow and an unsettled pattern of weather setting in for some time I thought it advisable.

El Loro posted:

Squiggle, you have been busy today

 

I've just been cutting the grass again, It wasn't very long as it hadn't grown much since the previous cut but with wet weather forecast for tomorrow and an unsettled pattern of weather setting in for some time I thought it advisable.

My grass is still to wet to cut El. Despite being dry here for quite a while now 

Moonie, I cut the grass nearly 4 weeks ago when it had been dry for a few days and more rain was forecast after then. If I hadn't cut it then my grass now would be much like yours,

Velvet, the grass will start growing in your area soon no doubt.

As promised a photo of my daughter's beautiful embroidery Easter gift   The words are a bit blurred in the photo (I'm not the greatest photographer) but crystal clear in real life.

Evening squiggle that's beautiful, your daughter has done a wonderful job and what a thoughtful gift. I love footprints  

haha Bunnyboots I love it Moonie!

ive just finished watching Doctor Thorne, it was pleasant and I do like a happy ending  

Squiggle, that's a lovely gift

I think the words are from the poem Footprints in the sand by Mary Stevenson which has 4 verses and the ones shown are the last 2. This is the poem:

One night I dreamed a dream.
As I was walking along the beach with my Lord.
Across the dark sky flashed scenes from my life.
For each scene, I noticed two sets of footprints in the sand,
One belonging to me and one to my Lord.

After the last scene of my life flashed before me,
I looked back at the footprints in the sand.
I noticed that at many times along the path of my life,
especially at the very lowest and saddest times,
there was only one set of footprints.

This really troubled me, so I asked the Lord about it.
"Lord, you said once I decided to follow you,
You'd walk with me all the way.
But I noticed that during the saddest and most troublesome times of my life,
there was only one set of footprints.
I don't understand why, when I needed You the most, You would leave me."

He whispered, "My precious child, I love you and will never leave you
Never, ever, during your trials and testings.
When you saw only one set of footprints,
It was then that I carried you."

squiggle posted:

As promised a photo of my daughter's beautiful embroidery Easter gift   The words are a bit blurred in the photo (I'm not the greatest photographer) but crystal clear in real life.

 

 

Squiggle, that's absolutely beautiful. Well done to your daughter 

Wow 

~Sweet Easter Bunny~ posted:

Evening squiggle that's beautiful, your daughter has done a wonderful job and what a thoughtful gift. I love footprints  

 

haha Bunnyboots I love it Moonie!

 

ive just finished watching Doctor Thorne, it was pleasant and I do like a happy ending  

Hi Bunnyboots  

Glad you like it 

Happy endings are always good 

Evening all.

Squiggle, your daughter is very talented, it's a beautiful gift. 

El, I love the poem, Footsteps In The Sand.

Summer, I love your new name (and Moonie's new nickname for you).

Velvet, no grass cutting required here either.

Evening I'm tucked up in bed already!  

I know velvet! I don't usually get the opportunity so I thought I'd make the most of it  

how was your day? 

That's highly annoying! Not even a phone call..? 

Sorry Velvet and Summer, I didn't think anyone was here and I wandered off.