I admit that I watched the film just to see Ben's performance. And I like him most when Pitt and Wilberforce behave like boys and run around in the garden. It is so cute. Imagine the Prime Minister doing that.



A still from here: http://vimeo.com/37259988
 
After I saw the film I got interested in Pitt's life story and learned that he was the youngest Prime Minister and apparently a very intelligent man who tried to abolish slavery for years without success and finally succeeded. He is famous for his speeches in parlament. Sir William Hague wrote a biography about William Pitt the Younger.

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Congrats, time for a celebration. And a pic for you (this always reminds me of ASiP): 

 

SusiGo wrote:

Congrats, time for a celebration. And a pic for you (this always reminds me of ASiP): 

 

I really need to watch this movie again, the first time I saw it was way before the floodgates of Benedict/BBC Sherlock opened for me, so I had next to no idea who he was at the time...I loved the film, and greatly enjoyed the performances of many of the actors/actresses, I can hardly remember it though...time to watch it again! 
 

Harriet wrote:

Lovely find from the Rufus Sewell board:
http://rufussewell.proboards.com/thread/169?page=7

"the only actor i did not know in the top credits is the young guy who played william pitt. i liked him. historically he has perfectly captured the style and manners of the era he was portraying,while he was probably the youngest actor on board. he perfectly rendered Pitt's conflicting convictions. as is very rare for a young actor, he portrayed the ravages of age with dignity and made them so believable..."

In fact, I thought Benedict was one of the few actors in the film who captured the comportment of the times.  We modern folks sit and stand so comfortably most of the time...but not so in the 1700's and 1800's.  Benedict steals the scene a number of times becuase he's the only one in the frame who is still, composed, with good posture. All a 1790's gentleman need do is tilt his head or cast a glance to speak volumes.  He conveys so much of his friendship with William with the subtle gestures.

Once again, beautiful!  

Oh, here's a nice vid that captures some scenes from the film
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqDmmV-jBcA

Need to check and see if this one is on Netflix.

Thanks for bringing this thread up again, so far I have not watched this film because I thought that Ben probably only has a few lines and that's it. Now that I know that I was totally wrong about that, I'll have to watch it asap.

It is an amazing story!

SusiGo wrote:

It's a beautiful film and his part is really important. It tells not only a political story but also that of a great friendship. 

 

I already ordered the DVD today - and if I hadn't done it yet, that pic would make me do it right now.

SolarSystem wrote:

SusiGo wrote:

It's a beautiful film and his part is really important. It tells not only a political story but also that of a great friendship. 

I already ordered the DVD today - and if I hadn't done it yet, that pic would make me do it right now.

 
(*nonchalantly slides some gifs of that scene in Solar's direction*)   http://cheekbonesofbenny.tumblr.com/post/26719382660
And 'yes' to above.... it's absolutely wonderful. 

Oh Russell, how dare you...! How can you do this to me?! That makes me wanna see the movie right now...! And oh my, he looks so young...!