Sunday, June 26, 2011

when straw calls: O'Toole

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 Peter O'Toole in The Last Emperor






 I watched Peter O'Toole in a movie called Coming Home-an adaptation of Rosamunde Plicher novel encompassing the period just before the second World War-its devastation and aftermath. O'Toole always has the power to mezmerize in any scene.

His eyes. It's his eyes-that speak whatever a script might ask of an actor. He is has that thing many actors lack- the ability to make Magic. The movie, from 1998, is quite good, with Joanna Lumley beautifully portraying  O'Toole's wife and Kiera Knightley being introduced to movie audiences for the first time.

Watch it, but watch it for O'Toole.





the movie is available for instant viewing on Netflix here.



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