The sting is one of the most stylish movies of the year. The grotesque is a 1995 british film by johnpaul davidson, adapted from the. Sting promotes his film the grotesque at the cannes film festival in 1995 with a bottle of kronenbourg. Directors johnpaul davidson cast includes alan bates, sting. A neat gorefest that is really entertaining towards the end, but it isnt enough for a recommendation as the rest of the film is pretty.
Hes not thrilled when daughter cleo brings home her betrothed, sidney, who aspires to be a poet. Sting is playing a series of ten shows highlighting the music from his upcoming broadway show t. The grotesque and 32 related entities entities finder. Aug 19, 2009 film chiefs today took the unusual step of refusing to give a certificate to a sadistic horror movie. Though criticized for its irreverent humor and somewhat ambiguous ending, the grotesque is worth a watch. The grotesque sir hugo coal alan bates fledge sting lady harriet coal theresa russell cleo coal lena headey sidney giblet steven mackintosh mrs.
Rockers 20 best appearances in eighties horror movies. Part of the entertainment of the sting is just how elaborate the scams can be. Nov 24, 2015 15 classic movies of grotesque you shouldnt miss posted on november 24, 2015 november 24, 2015 by nathael molaison wolfgang kayser stated that grotesque is a foreign intrusion in a world that seems natural. Sting has been a tireless amnesty international activist for 30 years, yet just last week, the organisation criticised the conviction in uzbekistan of film maker umida akhmedova for a documentary. Academy awardwinning costume designer colleen atwood worked on the film, and mcgraths wife, actress maria aitken, performed in a supporting role. Aug 22, 2016 this article originally appeared in the january 1996 issue of architectural digest. Patrick mcgrath must take some blame, but davidsons stultifying direction and listless performances from sting and bates deal the death blow. David schad ward born october 25, 1945 is an american film director and screen writer. Sting plays an enigmatic butler known as fledge in the grotesque 1996, a pitch black comedy directed by johnpaul davidson. Jan 01, 2000 grotesque, the its 1949 and the coal family, consisting of genius prof dad, nymph mum and dippy daugher cleo, welcomes a new butler sting and housekeeper mrs sting to its warm bosom. Jest to niewatpliwie jedna z najwiekszych indywidualnosci w historii muzyki rockowej.
But the sting is the most purely enjoyable film in oscar history and that, i think, puts it in the most valuable american filmmaking. His wife in real life plays his drunken spouse in the movie. Michael cronin ii, eleanor church, johnpaul davidson. The sting is so funny, so charming and diverting, its one of the few films ive ever seen that could be offered to the public with a moneyback guarantee of pleasure. Infobox film the grotesque is a 1995 british film by johnpaul davidson, adapted from the 1989 novel by patrick mcgrath. It stars alan bates, lena headey, theresa russell and sting. Use eve entities finder to find relationships between entities, things, concepts and people. You can watch the grotesque online on videoondemand services netflix, paytv or movie theatres with original audio in english. The sting is a 1973 american caper film set in september 1936, involving a complicated plot by two professional grifters paul newman and robert redford to con a mob boss robert shaw.
The grotesque 1995, directed by johnpaul davidson film. Sir hugo sir alan bates is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, lady harriet theresa russell. Playing the deviously underhanded butler fledge, sting provides a masterful performance that helps to orchestrate the full capacity of evil in the human condition. At different moments in the story, the audience is positioned as the shyster and the mark, never sure who is telling the truth. The director is george roy hill, and the stars are those two good old buddies paul newman and robert redford.
In fact the characterizations in the grotesque are surprisingly weak. A suitor, whom he detests, for his daughter, whom he loves dearly, shows up at the ancient family mansion, announces the impending nuptuals, and then turns up dead. The sting, evoking a bygone era of gangsters and con men, was the deserved best picture of 1973. When his friend and mentor luther is murdered by thugs of bigtime new york racketeer doyle lonnegan, hooker sets out to avenge his death. The grotesque is a film directed by johnpaul davidson with sting, alan bates, theresa russell, lena headey, year. The plot only works if you believe sting could seduce anyone at any time. The film was directed by george roy hill, who had directed newman and redford in the western butch cassidy and the sundance kid. At this stage in his remarkable passage, the 35yearold sting is demanding a dramatic new independence in which to realize his wideranging ambitions. Rock star sting plays the mad scientist and jennifer beals lends her dynamic presence as his supreme creation, the bride. The entire movie is an extended series of sidelong glances, winks, and nods. This spectacular movie follows frankensteins creations as they look for.
Sting is back touring live and the surprise is that not one of his old songs by the police is in the set. What is it with edwardian estates and diabolical gay or bisexual sexy butlers. Sadistic japanese movie grotesque denied rating by film. Gay kiss and sex scene from movie grotesque sting as butler. Sting and his reallife partner trudie styler who coproduced the film are both wonderful as the loathsome, manipulative servants, as is anna massey as the poets investigative mother. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. Feb 22, 2017 my favorite best picture oscar winner. Grotesque 2009 online subtitrat in romana filme online hd.
This movie has been premiered in australian hd theatres in 1995 movies 1995. This article originally appeared in the january 1996 issue of architectural digest. The grotesque british board of film classification. Hes not thrilled when daughter cleo lena headey brings home her betrothed, sidney steven mackintosh, who aspires to be a poet. Cast includes alan bates, sting, theresa russell, john mills, lena headey, steven mackintosh. Distributors of the japanese movie grotesque had hoped to be given an 18 certificate for the. It comes off as a good madefortv movie script, and not a serious novel. Sting plays the would be surrogate father of meryl streeps unborn child in plenty 1985.
The film is so horrifyingly grotesque while sam raimisilly at the same time, its truly as shame that. Sting ukrywal sie od poczatku kariery pod pseudonimem sting. He is able to spend the latter part of the film provoking the coals by wearing either impertinently aristocratic clothing to irk sir hugo or nothing at. Sir hugo is more interested in reconstructing dinosaur bones than in paying attention to his wife, lady harriet.
The sting won that oscar plus a whole flock of technical awards. The new butler, fledge sting, provides lady harriet with the attention shes been missing, and then seduces sidney. With alan bates, theresa russell, sting, lena headey. Thats an especially pleasant surprise because it reunites the costars and the director of butch cassidy and the sundance kid, a movie i thought was overrated. The film marks sting s first dramatic big screen appearance with his wife trudie styler who plays his wife doris in the film. Niall horan juggles three beers at the 2015 australian open. Brilliant, disgusting, well written, sadistic and painful to your senses beyond belief and concluding that it was a solid effort that deserves an a for a great and outrageous ending. The grotesque is about the family goingson of a real english lord, who early this century first proposed the idea that dinosaurs are the ancestors of birds, not reptiles. The grotesque is a 1995 british film by johnpaul davidson, adapted from the 1989 novel of the same name by patrick mcgrath. Adapted from the stage play by david hare who also wrote the screenplay, plenty follows streeps susan traherne, an englishwoman unable to recapture the passion and vitality she experienced as a resistance supporter in world war ii france. The grotesque also known as grave indiscretion and gentlemen dont eat poets is a 1995 british film by johnpaul davidson, adapted from the 1989 novel of the same name by patrick mcgrath.
Xd after watching downton abbey also known as the thomas barrow show i. Sting plays concert for daughter of boil your enemies. Not because its a good or graphic film, but because the crew used a tasteless promotion technique. I recommend seeing the film version of it, which is probably available on video, and invest your time on his other novels.
Grotesque gurotesuku is a film thats been causing a ridiculous amount of self inflicted controversy. The musician sting was on tour in mexico when his wife, actress and film producer trudie styler, called to tell. Sting, theresa russell, lena headey, alan bates, steven mackintosh, johnpaul davidson. One award it didnt win was for robert redford as best actor. Alan bates, theresa russell, sting, lena headey, jim carter. Overview of grotesque, 1995, directed by johnpaul davidson, with alan bates, sting, theresa russell, at turner classic movies. The adaptation of patrick mcgraths the grotesque done with a flair and deadpan stolid face that only sting could provide.
The then45yearold star had been crossing over into acting and recently played a bisexual character in the film the grotesque. Oct 16, 20 10 most grotesque horror movie transformations. The sting 1973 synopsis johnny hooker is a smalltime grifter in depressionera chicago. It stars alan bates, lena headey, theresa russell and sting costume designer colleen atwood worked on the film, and mcgraths wife, actress maria aitken, performed in a supporting role. Sep 08, 2019 revisit our july 1985 cover story on sting.