Movie Rec and Meme

[meddow]

Pierrepoint (otherwise known as the historically incorrect title of The Last Hangman) is a gem of a movie. It follows the career of Albert Pierrepoint, the UK’s most famous and efficient (seven seconds from leaving the cell to the pin being pulled) hangman, from his beginnings, to his trip to Germany to hand 200 Nazi war criminals to his retirement from the profession after twenty years. He’s in an interesting position, to some a national hero and to others a despised murderer. The subject matter is not for the faint hearted and it’s certainly not a light movie since what it is concerned with is how a person could kill people for a living and its effect on him and his wife. While you do see many people being executed, the story and direction tackles the deaths with the same care as the man himself would take.

Timothy Spall totally deserves an Oscar, he’s absolutely amazing throughout the entire movie. Juliet Stevenson who play’s his wife is brilliant as well, playing a character both supportive of her husband and willing to use his notoriety to improve their situation and at the same time deep down slightly disgusted.

Oddly enough, the bit where I sat there and thought “that couldn’t have possibly happened, they totally made that up for the movie” (you’ll know that bit when you watch it) turned out to be true. Anyway, brilliant movie. Go see it if you can.

I’ve done the ten songs meme. fishity gave me an S.

Shine on you Crazy Diamond – Pink Floyd
Starman – David Bowie
Saturated – Op-Shop
Sonnet – The Verve
Space Dementia – Muse
Suddenly I See – K T Tunstall
She Will Have Her Way – Neil Finn
Sweet Dreams – The Eurythmics
Sex and Candy – Marcy Playground
Supersystem – The Feelers

If you want a letter, leave a comment and I’ll give one to you.

Comments

[artic-fox.livejournal.com]

I had this recommended to me, but I didn't have chance to see it before I left the cinema. I will try and catch it on DVD. (Is it out yet?)

[meddow.livejournal.com]

It’s not on DVD yet and may be a few months since some theatres are still playing it – I saw it at a little independent cinema which gets the movies at different times from other places.

[lastwordy-mcgee.livejournal.com]

I'll take a letter and I will note the movie rec - we've a few indie theaters in my neck of the woods. Hopefully one of them will have it.

[meddow.livejournal.com]

I shall give you an "N" ;)

[lastwordy-mcgee.livejournal.com]

I will post sometime over the weekend.

[fishity.livejournal.com]

Never heard of the movie - but it sure sounds like a fascinating story. I'll keep my eyes open for it!

Great song choice. I &heart; Suddenly I See.

[fishity.livejournal.com]

Hey, that should have been a ♥ ! Forgot the S...