Steve Crook

That last word makes a big difference
I had visions of him sitting by the phone, all forlorn

Steve

theuofc

Hi, Rick,

Many thanks for posting this. I would LOVE to read the rest of the article if it isn't too much trouble to post it. Also any other Bogarde articles you might have.

Best wishes,

Barbara

theuofc

Dear Cornershop:

Not to worry. I always enjoy your cordial posts and truly do like chatting with you so whenever you can respond, it's very nice of you.

Thanks for the alert about MovieGoods. I hadn't heard of it and am always looking for new Bogarde photos and articles. The members of BritMovie, as you , are always cordial and generous.

Best wishes,

Barbara

cornershop15

Thanks Barbara.

Sorry Rick:


P.S. It's not my bad scanning, the text really is slanted on my copy of this magazine.

theuofc

Thanks so much for the second page! Gotta love Bogarde's cool comment about the Beatles: "There's nothing silly about the Beatles. Their lyrics are pertinent andwry and their outlook highly sophisticated."

Much appreciated.

Barbara

GRAEME

Thanks for that page, Budge!

I was going to say that Birk was being a tad modest - people did and do say he was a very beautiful man! But then I saw some of those small pics at the top of page two! He looks like Kevin Eldon, Actor in one or two of those!!

All men leak.

cornershop15

As I've said before, this is my favourite of his screen performances, rather than The Servant or Death In Venice, which have been more critically-acclaimed but are also more depressing! He still won a BAFTA award though.

Dirk plays television reporter Robert Gold who leaves his wife (Pauline Yates) and family for aspiring model and actress Julie Christie, who quickly becomes involved with other men, including a disastrous marriage to an Italian millionaire. Although it was sad that he didn't take her back in the end, she probably got what she deserved!

This is his first close-up, interviewing Julie, who has just been discovered by a TV crew, swinging her handbag in a London street:






It looks like a publicity still, but is in fact a lucky capture as he looks round a dilapidated cottage:





*I have identified the location with help from IMDB. It's called Skindles, in Maidenhead and is featured here:

The Maidenhead Advertiser describes it as being "the premier hotel for adulterers", once upon a time, which ties in with the film as Dirk and Julie were supposedly having a "dirty weekend there". Sadly, it has been derelict for over a decade. I've just been reading a few articles about ambitious plans to redevelop the site with a new luxury hotel and yesterday's paper reveals a further setback:
Maidenhead Advertiser Online - Skindles owners go into administration

You never know what you're going to find. I was just wondering about the location and now I've discovered all this - I'd never even heard of Skindles until now!

I'll dedicate this post to Barbara, but think I might have to e-mail you 90% of the captures of Dirk Bogarde, and the film if you like, as there are already far too many to put up here. The first eight minutes of Darling took THREE HOURS to screencap this time yesterday, so this could take a long while to complete.

When you understand the past, the confusion of the present becomes clearer - John Betjeman.

theuofc

Cornershop,

You're marvellous Thanks so very much for these screen captures and all the time and effort. You're just the best. I'll write more, but it's getting late.

Always lovely chatting,

Barbara

cornershop15

Thanks, Barbara. I'll be doing some more 'caps' from the film in a couple of days.

Cheery bye!,
Cornershop

P.S. Please post without my reply next time - it'll save space!

When you understand the past, the confusion of the present becomes clearer - John Betjeman.

cornershop15

When you understand the past, the confusion of the present becomes clearer - John Betjeman.

Windyridge

What is screencapping? Why does it take so long? Would be grateful if you could enlighten me, thanks Cornershop.

cornershop15

Hello, Windyridge. It's something I've only learnt how to do in the last six months and I'm as surprised as anyone else how well - and how clearly - many of these images have turned out. That's the 'lucky' element to what I do. But I think the main reason I've succeeded is due to both my judgement (what I consider the best images) and, of course, persistence. That's why it can take hours to get just a few good captures.

I use the Windows Media Player, which opens up when a DVD disc is inserted into the laptop (in my case). Right-clicking the screen, DVD Features appears among the options and then I choose Capture Image, often frame by frame of the film/episode. Sometimes I only want to find one actor's appearance and scan through scenes until I can find them. That's how I get my 'along the way' captures - there are always going to be striking images of other stars while I'm searching. Similarly, the 'inbetween' shots, that I first mentioned to Lord Brett at art director Bob Bell's thread, can be achieved by freezing the image to just before a door opens, or closes, for example.

I've done some great stuff for the leading stars, such as Patrick McGoohan, Derren Nesbitt and Alfred Burke, but I it's often those in minor roles that I'm focusing on - like Colin Gordon (Department S) and Georgina Cookson (The Prisoner)recently. Yesterday, while preparing for the Susan Penhaligon and Deborah Grant threads, I found some brilliant images of Frank Finlay in Bouquet of Barbed Wire)! That's what makes it interesting doing this - there'll always be a striking image of someone.

Thank you for your interest!,
Cornershop

EDIT - Barbara, I left out two captures of Dirk that I should have put in the previous post and I will have them for you next time.

When you understand the past, the confusion of the present becomes clearer - John Betjeman.

Windyridge

Thanks very much for that. I work on a Mac and if I press "apple", "shift" and "4" it changes the mouse cursor so I can highlight an image and photograph it. I guess that's the same thing! I understand that searching for really striking images must take ages. You do a great job. Guess I should have PMd you this, apologies.

cornershop15

You wouldn't be able to get through, Windyridge! Thanks for your encouragement. I'm glad you did ask here as it could be useful to others, but now wish I'd written my reply at that 'Image Grabbing' thread I saw recently. I've never had a Mac computer, so that jargon's a little lost on me - what does '4' do?

Here are the two screencaps of Dirk that I mistakenly omitted a couple of days ago. As I'm trying to post them in sequence, I can tell you that both of them follow the first one where he's just looked at his watch, which I probably should have left out. In this capture, he's interviewing a distinguished old writer, played by Hugo Dyson (in his only screen appearance, apparently ):


In this scene, he's on a train with Julie Christie. He's a bit tired but she knows how to wake him up! :


Notice the British Rail logo there? Hope Barbara likes these images as much as I do.

When you understand the past, the confusion of the present becomes clearer - John Betjeman.

theuofc

Dear Cornershop!

These are wonderful Bogarde screen captures from Darling. Thank you so much for sharing them. I apologize for the delay in responding. Been traveling. The time you spent is appreciated.

Best wishes,

Barbara