Karel Reisz - Britmovie

julian_craster · 13-10-2007, 05:38 PM

Karel Reisz Remembered

For full article, see:
London Review of Books:
http://www.lrb.co.uk/v24/n24/mult03_.html

Excerpt:

<< Karel was asked once to do one of the Star Wars pictures, which
technically he could've done with his left hand. But he didn't want to go
there. The idea of doing something emotionally inert just for the technical exercise
wasn't for Karel. Whether it was Alex Freed in The Gambler or Meryl Streep's
character in The French Lieutenant's Woman, Karel wouldn't allow those
characters to let him down. I always think his view of things was
essentially about freedom: the Albert Finney character at the end of
Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, or the gambler being paralysed by his
obsession. How do you find your freedom in the middle of paralysis? The day
Karel's life changed, from one universe to the other, when he was 12 years
old, was all about that: how do you survive when all the rules change
suddenly?>>

stevie boy · 18-10-2007, 01:39 PM

Thanks for that, excellent. He seemed as good in private as he was in public life. Saturday Night & Sunday Morning is a good film to start with in the subject of Karel Reisz. Good locations,acting,dialogue,music and a rawness that will be forever there.

13-10-2007, 05:38 PM	#1
julian_craster has no status. Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Isle of Foula, UK Posts: 1,537 Country: iTrader: (0)	Karel Reisz Karel Reisz Remembered For full article, see: London Review of Books: http://www.lrb.co.uk/v24/n24/mult03_.html Excerpt: << Karel was asked once to do one of the Star Wars pictures, which technically he could've done with his left hand. But he didn't want to go there. The idea of doing something emotionally inert just for the technical exercise wasn't for Karel. Whether it was Alex Freed in The Gambler or Meryl Streep's character in The French Lieutenant's Woman, Karel wouldn't allow those characters to let him down. I always think his view of things was essentially about freedom: the Albert Finney character at the end of Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, or the gambler being paralysed by his obsession. How do you find your freedom in the middle of paralysis? The day Karel's life changed, from one universe to the other, when he was 12 years old, was all about that: how do you survive when all the rules change suddenly?>>

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode

18-10-2007, 01:39 PM	#2
stevie boy is not chasing posts Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Coventry Posts: 1,572 My Mood: Country: iTrader: (0)	Thanks for that, excellent. He seemed as good in private as he was in public life. Saturday Night & Sunday Morning is a good film to start with in the subject of Karel Reisz. Good locations,acting,dialogue,music and a rawness that will be forever there.