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Post by dianahawthorne on Mar 26, 2009 9:51:47 GMT -5
Today's picture is from the 1965 production of Much Ado About Nothing, starring Maggie as Beatrice, Robert Stephens as Benedick, and Ian McKellen as Claudio. Directed by Franco Zefferelli, the props onstage consisted of donkeys, a foot-long cigar held by Albert Finney, and people playing the part of furniture in some scenes. A clip can be seen on the Maggie Smith at the BBC DVDs. Today you also get a bonus article - enjoy!   |
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Post by harmonydumbledore on Mar 26, 2009 11:13:30 GMT -5
Awesomeness. Oh and the story about about Dame Edith was great. Maggie blasting music!? Hilarious!!
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Post by mercifulheavens on Mar 26, 2009 19:48:25 GMT -5
Wonderful picture! Thanks for posting!
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Post by dianahawthorne on Mar 27, 2009 9:50:22 GMT -5
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Post by harmonydumbledore on Mar 27, 2009 21:16:50 GMT -5
Love Friday spams
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Post by mercifulheavens on Mar 27, 2009 22:54:36 GMT -5
The pictures were all amazing!
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Post by dianahawthorne on Mar 28, 2009 9:50:31 GMT -5
Although there are many other plays Maggie was in during her time at the National Theatre, I decided to end this week with a picture from one of her favourite roles. Directed by Ingmar Bergman, this version of Hedda Gabler did not begin with George Tesman in conversation with his aunt; rather, Bergman put Maggie-as-Hedda at the forefront, smoking nervously. In most productions Hedda's pregnancy is only hinted at, yet in this one it was very obvious. Originally, Bergman cast Robert Stephens in the role of George Tesman, Hedda's husband, and Jeremy Brett as Eilert Loevborg, the lover, but Robert persuaded him to cast him in the role of Loevborg and Jeremy in the role of Tesman. The stage was divided into two sections by a curtain; one side had the play, the other side showed the off-stage characters (mainly Hedda) "exploring hidden emotions". At the end of the play, Hedda shoots herself when looking into a mirror; you get the sense that she isn't quite sure if she'll commit suicide.  |
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Post by harmonydumbledore on Mar 28, 2009 21:22:12 GMT -5
Wow I wish I could have seen this.
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Post by dianahawthorne on Mar 29, 2009 8:41:28 GMT -5
Today's picture is from the 1999 movie The Last September. It is set in Ireland in the 1920s and stars Maggie, Michael Gambon, Jane Birkin, Fiona Shaw, and Keeley Hawes.  |
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Post by Katheryn Mae on Mar 29, 2009 8:58:06 GMT -5
Must you remind me again to watch that? *chuckles*
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Post by dianahawthorne on Mar 29, 2009 19:50:49 GMT -5
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Post by harmonydumbledore on Mar 29, 2009 20:21:01 GMT -5
Love the spam and the pic. I have the Last September and it was awesome!
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Post by dianahawthorne on Mar 30, 2009 8:58:10 GMT -5
Today's picture is from the 1981 film "Clash of the Titans". The screenplay was written by Maggie's second husband, Beverley Cross, and this movie marks the last time she and Laurence Olivier worked together. For her role as Thetis, Maggie won a Saturn award (presented by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror films).  |
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Post by harmonydumbledore on Mar 30, 2009 15:33:49 GMT -5
Loved Maggie in that. A quite rage as a Goddess was so ladylike. It was cool!
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Post by mercifulheavens on Mar 31, 2009 2:53:43 GMT -5
Oh I loved her in Clash of the Titans! She made the movie in my humble opinion.
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Post by dianahawthorne on Mar 31, 2009 9:44:57 GMT -5
Today's picture is a promo shot for the first Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It's one of my favourite Maggie-as-Minerva pics.  |
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Post by dianahawthorne on Apr 1, 2009 9:53:53 GMT -5
Today I'm posting a picture from California Suite because 1) she's on the television in her Murder by Death costume and 2) because this picture also has the wonderfulness that is Michael Caine.  |
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Post by harmonydumbledore on Apr 1, 2009 12:17:10 GMT -5
lovely pics!
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Post by mercifulheavens on Apr 1, 2009 12:18:19 GMT -5
Lovely...both pictures. I love the one when she is with Albus (ADMM!!!) and now I need to see California Suite... YouTube doesn't have it in full though sadly...
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Post by dianahawthorne on Apr 2, 2009 9:23:15 GMT -5
Today's picture is from the 1974/5 Charles Laurence comedy "Snap!" Maggie plays Connie Hudson. While the play supposedly was horrible (it was about venereal disease, and what's funny about that?), Maggie looks great it that hat!  |
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Post by harmonydumbledore on Apr 2, 2009 12:24:09 GMT -5
Cute pic
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Post by mercifulheavens on Apr 2, 2009 23:45:09 GMT -5
adorable!
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Post by dianahawthorne on Apr 3, 2009 9:40:48 GMT -5
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Post by harmonydumbledore on Apr 3, 2009 13:33:44 GMT -5
Great picks. Although I do not think you can get Maggie to look very geeky! XD
And the last pick. Great legs for being seventy something. Which means Minerva has great legs. Albus is a lucky sod no? XD
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Post by mercifulheavens on Apr 4, 2009 3:27:10 GMT -5
Loved them all, thank you so much for sharing them!
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Post by dianahawthorne on Apr 4, 2009 10:42:36 GMT -5
Today's picture is from the 1981 Merchant-Ivory production of Jean Rhys' novel Quartet. Maggie played Lois Heidler.  |
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Post by harmonydumbledore on Apr 4, 2009 19:12:37 GMT -5
I likes.
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Post by mercifulheavens on Apr 4, 2009 21:28:14 GMT -5
Simply lovely, dear. Was the movie good?
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Post by dianahawthorne on Apr 5, 2009 0:12:08 GMT -5
Simply lovely, dear. Was the movie good? Yes, it's a great movie, though very, very sad. |
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Post by dianahawthorne on Apr 5, 2009 10:03:09 GMT -5
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