Think only this of them: War Poetry on video for today
Have a look at these war poems read by Sean Bean and Sophie Okenedo for Remembrance Sunday:
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Yes, I am often not thrilled to have actors reading poems. Oh, with some it can work but I think of John Nettles ballsing up the Nation's Favourite Poems thingy. I do think these work, though not quite as great as Richard Burton reading Dylan Thomas.
This was a nice idea. It's good to explore different vehicles of presentation. I think I would have enjoyed hearing an anonymous voice though - without the faces and expressions of the actors. Just voices with battle scenery in the background. Then I could have focused on the words, rather than someone's hairstyle or teeth - or acting skills.
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Anthony Emmerson
Mon 12th Nov 2012 19:34
Thanks for the link Julian. I realy enjoyed these renditions. Good to hear how the *professionals" deliver the words. Burton reading Dylan Thomas - now that's perfection.