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Post by petrolino on Sept 23, 2024 1:13:42 GMT
Susannah York : 'Notes On The Written Word'
This ten minute film was shot in Ayrshire, Scotland in the 1990s. It documents a handful of thoughts Susannah York has about writing.
John Williams composed the piece 'In Search Of Unicorns' for Robert Altman's 'Images' (1972) which he co-wrote with York, an intense work that's perhaps semi-autobiographical. Williams worked with Japanese conductor Stomu Yamashta to create a score he cites as a favourite among his own.
'In Search Of Unicorns'
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'In Search Of Unicorns' (1973) is also a book written by York with illustrations by Wendy Hall. She also wrote the fantasy novel 'Lark's Castle' (1976).
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Post by spiderwort on Sept 23, 2024 13:10:17 GMT
I'm a huge fan of Susannah York's. I loved her in all her work, but especially in "Images," which I saw only once, when it was first released, but I loved it then immensely. Would love to see it again. And I've always meant to read "In Search of Unicorns," but have never gotten around to it. Clearly she had a real gift for writing, as evidenced by the "Images" script and in this beautiful, touching film you posted, with her voice narrating it. I wish there had been some credits at the end, but the "in memory of her" was very moving in itself, so I'm grateful for that. I've always been sorry that we lost her much too soon.
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Post by petrolino on Sept 23, 2024 15:45:29 GMT
Thank you for posting this beautiful film, petrolino . I'm a huge fan of Susannah York's. I loved her in all her work, but especially in "Images," which I saw only once, when it was first released, but I loved it then immensely. Would love to see it again. And I've always meant to read "In Search of Unicorns," but have never gotten around to it. Clearly she had a real gift for writing, as evidenced by the "Images" script and in this beautiful, touching film you posted, with her voice narrating it. I wish there had been some credits at the end, but the "in memory of her" was very moving in itself, so I'm grateful for that. I've always been sorry that we lost her much too soon.
Hi spiderwort. I thought it was a beautiful film also, a nice and illuminating way to spend 10 minutes (I watched it twice, also for Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Burns).
I think Susannah York had an offbeat personality which I find intriguing. Among her contemporaries, Sarah Miles also seems this way to me. Actresses like Helena Bonham Carter and Olivia Cooke today. I became a fan of her and Albert Finney after seeing them in Tony Richardson's 'Tom Jones' (1963).
"Acting has given me so much : personal development, travel, relationships. There's no way I've been short-changed. I saw Carson McCullers' The Member of the Wedding at London's Young Vic recently. It got to the core of what acting's all about : what goes on in the human heart, head and mind ...
... Sometimes, it dawns on me that everyone is wearing miniskirts or ankle boots, but I don't keep up with fashion."
- Susannah York speaking with Laura Barnett in 2007, The Guardian
Susannah York & Albert Finney
There are pictures of York in the National Portrait Gallery, she could be a playful presence before the camera.
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Post by politicidal1 on Oct 3, 2024 14:50:13 GMT
Saw nine of her films. My highest rated is Superman: the Movie though she has a glorified cameo. But my favorite one that features York in a substantial role is probably The Silent Partner (1978).
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Post by petrolino on Oct 5, 2024 3:15:46 GMT
Saw nine of her films. My highest rated is Superman: the Movie though she has a glorified cameo. But my favorite one that features York in a substantial role is probably The Silent Partner (1978).
'The Silent Partner' is surely one of the great crime movies of the 1970s. I saw it for the first time a few years ago.
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