The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) - Page 2 - Britmovie

moonfleet · 11-05-2008, 05:54 PM

No offence to P.Sellers, wherever you are, I love you, especially in "The Party".
M.

moonfleet · 11-05-2008, 06:02 PM

No offence to P.Sellers, wherever you are I love you, especialy in "The Party"
M.

samkydd · 11-05-2008, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by David Challinor

To The Screen at Reigate this afternoon to see The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) ....any views on this film?
['Bit dark in 'ere, innit?]

I picked this film up brand new on DVD a few months ago for 50 pence. If accurate it was an enlightening film, and my opinion of Sellers changed after watching it. I realise that many creative people can be neurotic, selfish, egotistical, insensitive, insecure, cruel and self-indulgent to the extreme and I'd rather not know about there failings as human beings, otherwise you start to think less of the work they did and some of their films you once enjoyed now leave a nasty taste in the mouth! As a film in its own right I thought it was very well done.

moonfleet · 11-05-2008, 07:19 PM

Of course the main thing is what he gave on screen, but , for me when I like an actor, i'm interessed more or less by his real life....

christoph404 · 12-05-2008, 08:23 PM

I think it was difficult to see who Sellers really was, perhaps he didn't know himself, he always hid behind a personna practically his whole life whether on screen or not. I always remember his appearance on Parkinson in the mid 70s. He must have just returned from holiday with his friend Princess Margaret because he conducted the whole interview in an affected upper class English accent, I think people thought he really spoke like that, Parky certainly did but it was another one of his acts, he just couldn't be himself or reveal the real Peter Sellers, I think he treated life as a performance, especially chat shows!!

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11-05-2008, 05:54 PM	#16
moonfleet is dilettante Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pau- France Posts: 136 Country: iTrader: (0)	No offence to P.Sellers, wherever you are, I love you, especially in "The Party". M.

11-05-2008, 06:02 PM	#17
moonfleet is dilettante Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pau- France Posts: 136 Country: iTrader: (0)	No offence to P.Sellers, wherever you are I love you, especialy in "The Party" M.

11-05-2008, 07:19 PM	#19
moonfleet is dilettante Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Pau- France Posts: 136 Country: iTrader: (0)	Of course the main thing is what he gave on screen, but , for me when I like an actor, i'm interessed more or less by his real life....

12-05-2008, 08:23 PM	#20
christoph404 has no status. Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: London central Posts: 1,489 Country: iTrader: (0)	I think it was difficult to see who Sellers really was, perhaps he didn't know himself, he always hid behind a personna practically his whole life whether on screen or not. I always remember his appearance on Parkinson in the mid 70s. He must have just returned from holiday with his friend Princess Margaret because he conducted the whole interview in an affected upper class English accent, I think people thought he really spoke like that, Parky certainly did but it was another one of his acts, he just couldn't be himself or reveal the real Peter Sellers, I think he treated life as a performance, especially chat shows!!