Branagh OTT. Definitely could be

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Felicia Rickmann wrote:
> I really liked KB in the series he did on tv with Emma Thomson, I
> am sure someone will furnish the name.... which made me read the 
> books, and yes they were good too.

I assume you mean Fortunes of War? (your certainty is my pleasure):-) 
I never read the books, and have only vague recollections of the TV 
series, which include that it was indeed good.

It's a pity they broke up - I know nothing about their personal lives 
and problems but I thought they worked together very well - 
everything they did together had a little frisson to it which was 
well appreciated.

> Branagh knows a lot about different things and does them all well,
> as such can be difficult for a pigeonholing film society to find a 
> niche for.  I like his directing style, many don't, particularly 
> his penchant for long tracking shots (this means you have to pay 
> attention so people hate it!) 

For reasons too long to go into (this is now getting very OT anyway) 
last week, I had reason to borrow his and Orson Welles' versions of 
Othello, both of which I watched twice in 24 hours. Whilst Welles was 
undoubtedly one of cinema's true geniuses, I thought Ken did a pretty 
good job and actually made a better *film* of the play than Welles 
did. Welles' was just a little too "theatrical" for my taste, 
although the B&W cinematography was absolutely exquisite.

And yes, I loved the tracking shots. :-)

> so, all in all, and even if I cannot download the pixies, and I 
> wish his hair had been slightly longer (but that might be the 
> Stephen Fry influence...)

I assume that you've found the Leaky Cauldron's set of screenshots by 
now, given your technical difficulties? They're worth a look.

Having seen the Pixies (in action) my reservations remain and he 
still doesn't seem quite (I'm not quite sure what word I'm looking 
for) "foppish"... (?) enough as Lockhart. And I agree entirely. He 
hasn't got anywhere nearly long enough hair. :-) (and no, I have no 
reason to have been influenced by Fry!)

> That aside, I think London will be rather empty on 8th November,
> all in all

I have a friend coming up here from London on the 8th to spend some 
time on the Saturday working on a common project. He's coming with 
his wife, who I *think* is a HP fan, so if I'm impressed enough with 
the movie after my 3.30 show, I may well drag them along for a repeat 
performance in the evening when I pick them up from their train... :-)