barber 's tales ( filipino : mga kuwentong barbero ) is a 2013 filipino drama film by jun robles lana .

the film stars eugene domingo as marilou , a widow who is forced to take her late husband ’s job as community barber during the end of marcos era .

the film is the follow up to lana ’s film bwakaw and second of a trilogy focused on the small town life in the philippines .

the film had its world premiere and competed at the 2013 tokyo international film festival , where it won the best actress award for eugene domingo 's performance .

the film had its commercial release in the philippines on august 13 , 2014 .

barber ' s tales

audience favorite : barber ' s tales star eugene domingo . screenshot of movie teaser
barber ' s tales . eugene domingo in a scene from the movie . screengrab from youtube
directed by jun robles lana , barber ' s tales is a story of a widow forced to take her late husband’s job as community barber .
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the screening for barber ' s tales was
full house and sold out ,
domingo said in a text message to lana .
barber ' s tales is the follow up to lana’s indie film bwakaw and second of a trilogy focused on the small town life in the philippines . – urltoken
barber’s tales is a pensive tale of the self - discovery of a voiceless woman as propelled by personal crisis , in an age of political upheaval .
barber ' s tales tells the story of newly widowed marilou who inherits the town ' s only barbershop from her husband - a business that has been passed down by generations of men in her husband ' s . . . see more »
a bit of a disappointment after last year’s excellent “bwakaw , ” filipino writer - director jun robles lana’s “barber’s tales” is a solid enough but less inspired rural character study set amid the political turmoil of ferdinand marcos’ second presidential term . eugene domingo goes the stoic - suffering route as a grieving barber’s widow pulled into helping rebel forces even [ … ]
the quote , attributed to writer virginia woolf , finds relevance in the first few minutes of jun lana’s barber’s tales . marilou ( an exquisitely subdued eugene domingo ) is often seen in the background doing various chores while her husband ( daniel fernando ) , the town’s only barber , goes about his business grooming his customers .
barber’s tales defies gender and cinematic boundaries with its artistic direction and a commanding performance from ms . eugene domingo . i can’t guarantee entertainment for the normal moviegoers but it’s an intense and noteworthy experience for its target audience .
richard marshall’s excellent showcase of cornet virtuosity with ‘the cornet heritage collection - volume ii was second ( 25 . 0 % ) , with david thornton’s outstanding ‘sempre libera’ in third ( 15 . 7 % ) , whilst there were notable mentions for sebastien rousseau’s ‘flight’ , john barber’s ‘barber’ and owen farr’s ‘a new dawn’ amongst others .
while diaz ' s film explores the conservative ideology that could give rise to cynical power - grabbers , lana ' s barber ' s tales uses the spiritual awakening of a village barber ' s subservient spouse to condemn patriarchy – a way of thinking which props up the behavior of corrupted politicians and thuggish husbands , but also well - meaning revolutionaries fighting for a good cause . it ' s a universal theme which would engage with audiences beyond the philippines , and lana ' s linear and conventional spin to the story – driven by melodrama of co - incidences , and the showing of women ' s solidarity through mainstream humor , complete with quite a few jokes about the male genitalia – would certainly give barber ' s tales as much festival traction as lana ' s previous film bwakaw .
still , barber ' s tales provides enough of a harbinger of things to come : as the film ends , susan ' s voiceover relays the rumors surrounding marilou ' s fate after she has left town : these takes on her life – she might have gone on to become a maid ; she might have gone insane – relays the many realities facing filipino women in decades to come . lana ' s
real
ending for her character is much more optimistic – but perhaps it ' s in this that barber ' s tales will thrive , as marilou and sisters continue their struggle to find the light in their lives .
manila , philippines – filipino film barber ' s tales starring eugene domingo was named 3rd place in the audience award 2014 of the recently concluded udine far east film festival in udine , italy , the film festival web site shows .
barber’s tales ends with marilou proclaiming herself with her new name . this is the first time she refers to herself , as she has never called herself anything , not even a barber , or the wife of a barber . the film’s single final line justifies her journey . she emerges as an independent person , capable of giving herself an identity that is not reliant on the men of her life . marilou is no longer anonymous . – urltoken
a bit of a disappointment after last year’s excellent “bwakaw , ” filipino writer - director jun robles lana’s “barber’s tales” is a solid enough but less inspired rural character study set amid the political turmoil of ferdinand marcos’ second presidential term . eugene domingo goes the stoic - suffering route as a grieving barber’s widow pulled into helping rebel forces even as she gets equally unexpected entree to the mayor’s home . while handled with restraint , the pic teeters into more familiar melodramatic territory than “bwakaw” did , which may translate into better b . o . returns at home but also less international visibility .
instead , barber’s tales has its main character maintaining her femininity , and allowing herself to be volatile to her emotions , whether it be guilt or anger . marilou needs only to be liberated from the shadows of her husband to begin fully recovering everything she lost from being repressed .
lana plots marilou’s escape from the clutches of traditional machismo alongside a country’s struggle for revolution . in barber’s tales , feminism is both a personal and social concept . marilou struggles for an identity despite the male dominance the same way some revolutionaries struggle for freedom despite marcos’ tight grip . the personal and social concepts merge , with marilou committing one surprising act that signifies both her assertion of her power as a woman and her oneness with all the other rebels .
set during the end of marcos era , the film stars a widow named marilou ( eugene domingo ) who is forced to take - over her late husband ' s barbershop . eventually , the barbershop became a secret meeting place for npas which keeps them safe , but marilou in danger . barber ' s tales competed at the tokyo international film festival in 2013 where eugene domingo won the best actress award . more on the film ' s list of awards and nominations here .
in the 1970s , a widow in a remote village takes over her husband’s barber shop . she becomes the laughing stock of the male - dominated community and in the process discovers freedom and liberation .
a feel - good drama anchored by eugene domingo ' s starring turn and a narrative which advocates women ' s triumph against chauvinist odds . twitter
in the 1970s , a widow in a remote village takes over her husband ' s barber shop . she becomes the laughing stock of the male - dominated community and in the process discovers freedom and liberation .
philippine director jun robles lana ' s follow - up to his indie hit
bwakaw
combines the political and personal with the story of the emancipation of a rural female barber under the ferdinand marcos dictatorship in the 1970s .
freedom is the theme here , not transformation . this is precisely why barber’s tales is set in a decade that is defined by government - sponsored repression . the seeming normalcy of life is just a veil that hides a system - inflicted suffocation , as shown by the various killings and disappearances of people thought of as enemies of the state . the nation is under the clutches of marcos’ vengeful regime .
in this context , jun robles lana ' s latest film could be seen as a metaphor for this episode in philippine history : by speaking of the political emancipation of a meek widow , barber ' s tales – which was set in 1975 , with marcos ' political sway very much present in the village the story unfolds in – could be seen as mirroring the rise of corazon aquino , who would transform from being benigno aquino ' s
plain housewife
into the leading figure of the anti - marcos movement , before finally succeeding the tyrant as president .
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mga kuwentong barbero ( barber’s tales ) is a markedly feminist film , its story basically documenting the systemic oppression of women in one provincial town , from all rungs of the societal ladder . the film finds power in this theme , though the delivery isn’t always all that effective . the film sometimes stumbles in putting together its scenes , stray details undermining the overall effect . but the presence of eugene domingo ultimately brings it all together , the actress’ stellar performance overcoming some of the film’s clumsier tendencies .
it’s saturday . and saturdays are for the boys ! you already know what’s going to happen—it’s an alcohol - filled night and , just like any other saturday , it’s going to be lit . but the question is , where to go ? on ayala , taft , quezon avenue , in taguig ? it doesn’t matter where—you are pumped !
right on their heels came cory’s ‘transmogrifying brass’ and manger’s ‘mangernetisk ! - the music of martin winter’ , with further notable mentions for the likes of ‘travels’ by tredegar , ‘stratos’ by flowers , ‘by request vol 2’ by grimethorpe , ‘black dyke gold vol 3’ , ‘cory in concert vol 4’ and foden’s ‘patron’s choice vol vii’ amongst many more .
inside the somerset millennium makati , you’ve decided to go for a quick cut . because if there’s one thing you value as much as time , it’s the sharpness of your appearance .
given the period nature of the film – it was set in the countryside in the 1970s , as far away from bwakaw ' s contemporary , urban settings as it can be – the production design could somehow be found a bit wanting , with the sets resembling something more out of a tv series than the cinematic epic lana might need for the story . and while audacious in content , barber ' s tales is certainly mainstream in style , with a plot heavy on coincidences ( jose ' s husband ' s favourite prostitute also happens to be the sister of the rebel fighter marilou saved – an event which brought about a reconciliation between wife and mistress ) and camerawork and editing which relies on conventional close - ups and shots / countershots .
the thirsty barber offers grooming services such as cut and rinse ( p360 ) , shave ( p450 ) , beard sculpting ( p450 ) , and the manscape ( p700 ) .
film gravitas , making it the most insightful and satisfying of jun lana’s gender - oriented films .
barber ' s tales tells the story of newly widowed marilou who inherits the town ' s only barbershop from her husband - a business that has been passed down by generations of men in her husband ' s family . with no other means of support , she musters the courage to run the barbershop . but as to be expected , she fails to attract any customers . but a touching act of kindness she extended to rosa , a prostitute who works in the town brothel , leads to an unexpected opportunity . rosa , who now considers marilou a friend , urges her prostitute friends to pressure their male clientele into patronizing marilou ' s barbershop . the men have no choice but to grudgingly oblige out of fear that rosa will expose their infidelity to their wives . written by anonymous
set in the 1970 ' s rural town of the philippines , during the marcos dictatorship , and tells the story of a widowed woman who inherits the town ' s only barbershop from her husband - a business that has been passed down by generations of men in her husband ' s family .
nicola walker’s innocent marianne is radiantly transformed by love followed by her graphic downfall as a despairing ragdoll .
barber ' s tales is a story about sisterhood ; domingo ' s turn is suitably supported by engaging performances from , for example , shamaine buencamino – who plays tess , the single middle - aged woman whose role as a sage among confused wives is thrown into disarray when her nephew decided to join the anti - government insurrection . their resilience against the odds speaks volumes about the chauvinistic universe they were placed under – not just from alberto and his cronies , but even in a milder way from the rebels to which marilou and tess could only care for ( serving food to them while they plot their ambushes ) and fret about .
mga kuwentong barbero really struggles in the end portion , its big , climactic moments just not landing very well . it’s all just staged a little awkwardly , the scenes lacking the buildup to really justify the big dramatic reveals . still , there’s plenty to like in the film’s substantial runtime . it is kind of enough that the film provides a platform for eugene domingo to explore a different side of her acting talent . the actress is captivating in a very deliberate performance , providing the film with a solid core from which it can spin its tales .
it joins a growing list of awards for the outstanding release on the bis recordings label , and is the third time the norwegian champion has claimed the honour following successes with ‘tales & stories’ in 2005 and ‘romeo & juliet’ in 2010 .
decades after it was ended by the people power revolt , the marcos dictatorship has become the subject of choice of many independent films since 2005 . some of these have exposed military abuses on women as in ka oryang , the psychological traumas of former activists as in mga anino ng kahapon , the militarization of an erstwhile peaceful village in mula sa kung ano ang noon , the failure of the ideologies and dreams of a couple of up professors in dagitab , and now the politicization of a barrio woman in mga kuwentong barbero or barber’s tales .
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are you inside a barbershop or on a business class flight ? it’s hard to tell . only seconds upon entrance , a station already waits to get you comfortably seated . the music is soft and so is the black - colored barber’s chair and so are the lights , dimmed to soothe the senses . a groomer swiftly attends to you . he turns on the television installed within the mirror facing you . the news is on .
cast of the movie
barber ' s tales
the producer / line producer tonee rose iquin acerjo , director jun robles lana , actress eugene domingo , executive producer perci intalan and casting director omar prudente sortijas attend the 26th tokyo international film festival , opening event green carpet at roppongi hills arena in tokyo , japan , october 17 , 2013 . this year the prime minister shinzo abe attends the opening ceremony and shakes hands with tom hanks and the director paul greengrass . the film festival will run through until friday 25 . ( photo by rodrigo reyes marin / aflo )
the year is 1975 . marilou ( eugene domingo ) is the wife of jose ( daniel fernando ) , the only barber in a small , provincial town . she lives completely subservient to her husband , obeying his every whim and turning a blind eye to his extramarital activities . and then one day , he dies in bed . marilou , who has been cutting her husband ' s hair all these years , reluctantly takes over the barber shop . soon , she becomes embroiled in the affairs of the town ' s mayor ( nonie buencamino ) and his long - suffering wife ( iza calzado ) , and finds herself harboring rebels from the oppressive regime .
barber’s tales narrates the story of marilou aguallo , who grows from a housewife with no mind or life of her own to a person of resolve who decides to embrace a radical ideology . in a rural village at the foot of the mountains , marilou has lived for more than two decades , serving with hand and foot her husband jose , the only barber of the barrio . it is a loveless and lonely marriage , especially after their first child , suffering from a congenital infirmity , dies at age ten . fearing that the second child might also be abnormal , jose decides to abstain from intercourse with marilou , seeking sexual release instead in his favourite dance - hall prostitute rosa . after one particularly intense and drunken night with rosa , jose comes home and dies in his sleep . like an orphaned child , marilou at first feels lost , but she finds guidance and strength in her two loyal friends : susan , a vendor of rice cakes , who already has five daughters and is pregnant with yet another child , and tessie , a spinster who has raised her only nephew edmond and now sends him to school in manila . the two friends encourage marilou to assume jose’s role as barrio barber , especially since jose did teach marilou how to cut his hair . but even with the endorsement of the parish priest fr . arturo , the menfolk are reluctant to entrust their hair to a woman , believing barbers have to be male . only after the townmayor alfredo bartolome , jose’s former client , makes marilou his official barber do the barrio folk begin to flock to marilou’s barbershop .
upon hearing about the barber ' s tales , i was quite intrigued on the title choice of the film . a kuwentong barbero or barber ' s tale is usually associated by filipinos as hearsay . this idea can be related to the government fabricating news in order to make people believe that rebels bring turmoil and to repress the growing rebels ' ideology during the martial law era . aside from this , the main focal point of the film is the comparison between patriarchy and political repression . most of her life , marilou stood behind the shadows of her husband as her husband made decisions for her . as the film progresses , she was able to find her voice and becomes an independent woman . this draw parallels to the rebels fighting the marcos regime by showing their voice through their guerrilla activity . i don ' t know if this is still worth mentioning as everyone knows how impressive thespian eugene domingo is . her performance was powerfully subtle .
a classic european play returns to paint a beautifully orchestrated canvas of life in 1931 vienna , with a superb ensemble of actors including nicola walker , joe duttine and frances barber , and musicians animating every corner of the big olivier stage .
it ' s a powerful sentiment , though the film isn ' t always artful in its presentation . the film , though visibly subdued , is still prone to dramatic excess . there are scenes that seem to ignore the fragile reality of the situation in order to set up more dramatic moments later on . there ' s a bit , for example , that has the town shunning marilou because it ' s become known that she harbors rebels . it ' s a big , powerful moment , but it ' s something that ' s largely ignored as the movie heads into its climax , which requires that information to be hidden somehow . the film isn’t quite able to build tension because of this , the movie a little too quick to dismiss its own buildup .
this second in lana’s planned trilogy about rural village life is competently packaged , although a little more visual panache wouldn’t have hurt .
and the gravitas is matched by lana’s directorial achievement . a well - chosen cast of actors , mainly from the theatre , delivers a memorable feat of ensemble - acting , where individual characters are clearly defined without anyone attracting undue attention to himself / herself . the costumes and props succeed in defining class ( as in the case of marilou , tessie and susan ) , character ( as in the case of the rich but vulnerable cecilia ) , and occupation ( as in the case of the priest and the prostitute ) , even as the lighting and camera shots are able to capture the earthiness and simplicity of the barrio folk . finally , the choice of location is nothing short of felicitous , with the little barrio representing the strictures of convention , the dominance of patriarchy , and the narrowness of vision of those who inhabit it , and the mountains behind it symbolizing freedom in all its forms – as sanctuary for beleaguered souls , as escape through tragic self - imposed death , and as haven for all rebellious spirits . with its eye for authenticity and its faithful depiction of the horrors of military rule , barber’s tales is anything but a barber’s tale .
after last year ' s excellent ' bwakaw , ' filipino writer - director jun robles lana is in more familiar melodramatic territory here .
philippine audiences would certainly be able to detect the parallels between history and lana ' s story – the power of funereal and religious parades , for example , or how those in power would frame their opponents with deaths they caused , as marcos tried to finger communist rebels as masterminding benigno aquino ' s killing . but just as lav diaz ' s recent festival hit north , the end of history , lana ' s film – which premiered in competition at the tokyo international film festival , where diaz ' s film would also be shown – goes beyond the lone historic event with an audacious attempt in actually exposing the commonly - shared traits which has led to the tragedy and calamity that follows .
eikanger’s remarkable recording of the music of john pickard under the baton of andreas hanson takes the award with 31 . 1 % of the votes .
from being j . k . rowling ' s eminent harry potter to becoming a real - life stock character igor strausman of mary shelley . . .
intensely modern , shot through with satirically droll and poignant naturalistic details . it is exhilarating to see a bold , spare , avant - garde set with a continental feel in the olivier . as a designer - cum - director , jones creates haunting images on an operatic scale , building up a kind of open - plan symphony of small lives . there are droll bits of invention too , not least dive - bombing swimmers vanishing , with synchronised sloshes , into the stage pit . the emotional impact at other points is devastating . barber’s screaming grief , when she sees what has happened to marianne , is raw and shocking . david harrower’s new translation has some vibrant mouthiness , while nicola walker’s sallow but passionately burning marianne is superb .
a stunning new production by richard jones that gets to he heart of this bittersweet evocation of 1930’s vienna . a riveting portrait of a society waltzing towards the abyss .
it is only upon her husband’s sudden passing that marilou comes to the forefront . her journey towards emancipation is slow and deliberate , starting with her hesitant exercise of the haircutting techniques she learned from her husband on her town’s parish priest ( eddie garcia ) and ending with her assured proclamation of her place in a society dominated by men .
set in a remote province at the onset of martial law in the early 1970s , the story revolves around the free - spirited and newly widowed marilou who inherits their town ' s only barbershop from her husband - - a business that has been passed down by generations of men in her husband ' s family . having no other means to support herself , she musters the courage to run the barbershop , a traditionally male trade . however , despite the skills she gained from years of observation and being an assistant to her husband , as a female barber she fails to attract any customers . nevertheless , things take an unexpected turn when marilou gains the trust of other women in her community .
drama desk awards - outstanding actress in a play ( results : 5 june 2016 ) . she didn ' t win . that ' s three for three : ( : ( : (
one of the heartbreaking films we have ever seen in the independent cinema scene is nick & chai . it ' s about a couple from leyte who lost their four children to the strongest typhoon ever recorded in the philippines , the super typhoon haiyan ( yolanda ) . the film will walk you through the couple ' s grieving as it shows you the remains of the deluge in this beautiful montage of memories . this documentary film won the best picture and special citation at the qcinema international film festival in 2014 . more on the film ' s awards and nominations here .
though wanting only to live a quiet life , marilou soon finds herself caught between two conflicting sides . first godson edmond ( nicco manalo ) , who’s supposedly on vacation from university but in fact has been up to something very different , asks her to hide a wounded fellow rebel , then to let other local insurrectionists hold secret meetings at her shop . she’s also disconcertingly befriended by cecilia ( iza calzado ) , the mayor’s beautiful but unhappy wife . the mayor has been generous to marilou , but she discovers a different side to his character from this needy , abused spouse .
perhaps not surprisingly , the man who led black dyke to their ‘double’ triumph claims the conductor of the year award . it is also the welshman’s second success , following his previous win in 2005 .
lana tells his story with a courageous restraint . the music composed by ryan cayabyab is used sparsely , purposely during scenes that require emotional layers that are beyond what carlo mendoza’s precise framing and lighting may provide .
but through it all , eugene domingo ' s performance keeps the film grounded . it ' s a powerfully subdued performance , one that lets the change in the character creep in slowly . you can see the resolve in her character strengthening , the steel within being forged in the fire of her new experiences . it is a genuine pleasure to witness , the actress never giving in to the temptation of excess , her every gesture calculated to exhibit the character ' s gradual but palpable growth . her co - actors provide ample support , the likes of shamaine buencamino providing some nuance to what could have been purely broad roles .
2013 marks the 30th anniversary of an event which heralds the beginning of the end of the ferdinand marcos dictatorship in the philippines : the assassination of the tyrant ' s most vocal opponent , benigno aquino , on the tarmac of manila ' s airport on aug . 21 , 1983 would eventually snowball into a massive political movement which led to marcos ' ouster in 1986 and the return of democracy to the southeast asian nation .
facing the myths of your past is what makes this film familiar , gripping and enchanting all at the same time . one of those melancholy , vivid , and realistic films that brings you back to your own memories as a child . set in the beautiful and calm town of baler , the film is about ford , a surfing instructor who has been told his whole life that he’s the son of francis ford coppolla . he’s wasted his youth waiting as his mother petitions the director to acknowledge ford as his son . but as the surfing season ends , he’s forced to confront his past actions , inactions , and the stories of his life , according to apocalypse child ' s website . the film won the best picture , best director , best supporting actress , and best artistic achievement awards at the qcinema international film festival in 2015 . ana - abad santos also won the best actress award at the gawad urian this year . more on the film ' s awards and nominations here . trivia : armi millare has written two new songs for the film alone .
“good afternoon ! ” says the aroma of a roasted coffee sitting beside your warm , brown leather chair . your barber , whom you’ve known forever , asks for your desired cut . “the usual , ” you reply , like a secret code . he knew exactly what you meant . while preparing his scissors and razors , he asks about the wife and the kids . with casual enthusiasm , you answer and then ask him the same set of questions . after minutes of quality banter , you lie down , then doze off—ready to leave the rest to him . the girl from the counter draws the curtains open to reveal a patch of forbes town center’s superb golf course . a ray of dying sunlight gently touches your cheeks , from your almost - shut eyes to your smoothly shaved chin . there’s no place like home .
time . for others , it’s just a strange arrangement of numbers , which progresses as the day grows old . but for a savvy business gentleman such as yourself , it is precious stardust . you take it seriously , sometimes far too seriously .
other notable mentions for black dyke’s ‘triumph of time’ at the europeans , stavanger at siddis , grimethorpe at brass in cocnert , cory at the welsh area on ‘st magnus’ , and willebroek at the europeans on ‘muckle flugga’ amongst plenty more personal favourites from voters .
francis joseph cruz litigates for a living and writes about cinema for fun . the first filipino movie he saw in the theaters was carlo j . caparas’ ' tirad pass . ' since then , he’s been on a mission to find better memories with philippine cinema .
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marilou ( domingo ) is treated more like a servant than a spouse by husband jose ( daniel fernando ) ; childless since the death of their only offspring years ago , they’re a cheerless couple . when jose abruptly dies in his sleep , marilou assumes she’ll have to move to a city and become a housemaid . but the kindly local priest ( “bwakaw” lead eddie garcia , basically doing an extended cameo ) encourages her to keep the barbershop open using the skills her husband had taught her ( albeit solely to cut his own hair ) . she turns out to be quite gifted with the shears , and the region’s wealthy mayor ( noni buencamino ) soon leads her list of clients , despite initial grumblings that “no one trusts a lady barber . ”
domingo ' s performance subtle turn as marilou has a reason , as her docile veneer could serve to jolt the audience with the one explosive act at the film ' s finale when she finally gets to confront the local corrupted mayor ( and marcos flunky ) alberto bartolome ( nonie buencamino ) for one last time for all the hurt and grief he brought to everyone in his realm , from his own long - suffering wife cecilia ( iza cazaldo ) – whom marilou has befriended – to all the people he ruled with much duress .
aside from the undercut , the thirsty barber also serves signature cocktails such as the blunt scissors ( p215 ) and don’t play dead ( p235 ) . they are also the first bar to introduce stella artois ( p165 ) draft beer in san juan city . these are perfect drinks while you and your friends chow down sumptuous dishes on their menu—tapang barako ( p295 ) , mussel chips and kilawing talong dip ( p260 ) , five spice grilled chicken ( p275 ) , and pulpog ( p265 ) .
aaron green ( when damon met angie ) brian cobos ( anonymous , anonymous ) kevin jacaman ( keep austin ) brian villalobos ( umbra ) christopher cassarino ( perry’s grind ) carlos camacho . ( unimaginable ) oryan landa ( trippin’ to the altar ) george cisneros ( unimaginable )
but under the worsening conditions of martial law , more challenges begin to confront marilou and her village . unknown to tessie , her nephew edmond , who is also marilou’s godson , has stopped his studies in manila to join a radical activist group in the mountains near their barrio . one night edmond brings a wounded comrade to marilou’s house . marilou has no choice but to accept them . she even agrees to fetch rosa , the cabaret girl , who turns out to be the elder sister of the wounded rebel . before edmond leaves , marilou begs him to leave the movement and go back to his studies for tessie’s sake , but edmond is already committed to his ideology . in no time , edmond comes back , this time to ask permission to hold political meetings in marilou’s house . marilou turns him down , but later relents when the fascist military shoot down fr . arturo and two assistants because they were caught in the act of giving rice to the rebels . in the meetings held in her house , marilou’s eyes are opened to the oppressive conditions of martial law and the evils of the dictatorship . this realization is sharpened when marilou meets the mayor’s wife cecilia , whom the whole town knows is beaten by her dictatorial husband , an ally of marcos , whenever she confronts him about her many women . after several meetings , the unhappy and desperate cecilia believes she has found a true friend in marilou whom she admires for her bravery . one day , after the mayor tells cecilia he will separate from her , cecilia fights back by threatening to reveal all the mayor’s illegal deals to the media . cecilia is beaten black and blue . she escapes and asks marilou to accompany her to her favourite place in the forest , a precipitous cliff . there cecilia recounts to marilou what happened and after kissing marilou on the lips , jumps from the top of the cliff to her death . marilou screams in shock and disbelief .
the swiss gained 25 . 4 % of the votes to just finish a nose in front of black dyke’s title winning performances at the british open on ‘vita aeterna variations’ ( 23 . 7 % ) and national championship on ‘the legend of king arthur’ ( 22 . 2 % )
as always there were so many nominations made that we nearly lost count , with notable mentions from the likes of smithills schools senior band , tullis russell intermediate , elland silver youth , bml talents and the national youth bands of wales , great britain , and national children’s band amongst others .
the inaugural austrian brass band championships ( 24 . 3 % ) and the european youth championship ( 18 . 1 % ) certainly showed that they had made a mark in filling the podium places , with notable mentions for besson’s ‘urban play’ app , the huddersfield marathon band and composer rory boyle amongst others .
inevitably , a crisis forces marilou to choose one side and burn her bridge to the other . while reasonably engaging ( if too leisurely in pace ) , the script’s developments are nearly all so conspicuously telegraphed that there’s little real suspense to a story that should often be nail - bitingly tense . ( after all , anyone found in league with the anti - marcos rebels is likely to be tortured and / or killed . ) even the few relatively unpredictable turns — notably an “i am spartacus” moment toward the end , and a fade offering multiple possible futures for our heroine — should resonate more than they do .
vita aeterna variations ( ed de boer ) british open championship ed de boer’s beautifully constructed work with its reflections on the deeply emotive feelings that encompass the loss of a loved one , was a triumph when it was first used at the european championships in 2012 , and once again at symphony hall in 2014 .
at the end they were clapping endlessly ! buong cbb until matapos extended . at naiyak na lang ako . . . sa halo - halong emosyon , may kasama ng jetlag at karga sa music ni ryan cayabyab !
reported pep . ( read the entire sms exchange in pep ' s report here . )
the film is about anita , a 12 - year - old girl , who falls in love with this new resident in town named pilar ( angel aquino ) . anita ' s struggle with her sexuality grows deeper as the years go by , especially when she had that magical time of dancing
cha - cha
with pilar , making her realize how she truly feels for the woman . the film won the best picture , best actress , best supporting actress , and best ensemble awards at the cinefilipino film festival last 2013 and won the osaka asian film festival in 2014 . more on the film ' s list of awards and nominations here .
i love eugene domingo . she ' s a versatile actress who easily wins over the hearts of her viewers . she can make you feel emotions you may or may not want to feel . iza calzado and gladys reyes are good too . nicco manalo was effective as a rebel ! i could feel conviction in his every move and line .
dukit is the kapampangan word for
woodcarving
. the film features the region ' s traditions in the form of art , culture , food and music . according to willy layug , dukit is about waldo , a celebrated kapampangan sculptor embittered by how the father abandoned his family for another woman . it takes waldo years and success to learn to forgive the old man . it is the latest film of acclaimed screenwriter armando “bing” lao and an official entry to the 2013 mmff independent film . the film won the best director , best feature film , and best actors at the metro manila film festival in 2013 . more on the film ' s list of awards and nominations here .
and lana could very well thank his lead actress eugene domingo for all that , as the veteran ' s poised performance is what anchors the film just as it sometimes veers dangerously close to comic - soap territory . rather than drawing out the transformation of her character , marilou , with broad strokes , her delivery is very controlled and somewhat internal .
doing a 180 from her self - parodying , widely exported previous turn in 2011’s “the woman in the septic tank , ” domingo drabs down effectively but tends to hit the same doleful note throughout . supporting players are solid , apart from weak link calzado , who , like a silent film diva , casts her eyes mistily heavenward whenever called upon to express a serious emotion .
also known as
the woman in the septic tank
, the film is about these film students , namely : bingbong , jocelyn , and rainier . their goal is to write the next box - office - hit , independent , oscar - worthy film . they decided to shoot in payatas dumpsite and did a pre - production with their lead actress ( eugene domingo ) . for them , they will reach their goal if they don ' t stop believing , no matter the cost . the film won the new breed full length feature award from the cinemalaya independent film festival , while eugene domingo won the asian films people ' s choice award for favorite actress for this film . more on the film ' s list of awards and nominations here .
let me quote joi barrios - leblanc ' s poem ang pagiging babae ay pamumuhay sa panahon ng digma ,
. . . ang pagiging babae ay walang katapusang pakikibaka para mabuhay at maging malaya .
. how could a woman swarmed with oppression in her daily life fight and stand for her principles ? watch this film and see how every single character has their own way to answer the question .
all of a sudden , you notice you’re in san juan . your friend pulls up somewhere at addition hills . it’s almost like entering a portal to a secret man - cave . a brightly lit space with an old - fashioned interior design , with slick retro chairs , each facing the wide mirrors on both sides of the room . a flat screen television is mounted on a huge brick wall aptly decorated with empty whiskey bottles .
dagitab , or
sparks
, is a poetic film in terms of cinematography and screenplay . it discusses love in all of its forms : infatuation , young love , marriage , lost . it ' s also about this couple who is struggling with their married life because of their different aspirations . pinoy babbler , who reviewed the film , hit the core of this masterpiece :
with all the emotions and deep thoughts the film imparts to its viewers , it has just the right amount of crazy to make you think , and then reconsider your relationship with others — and more importantly , your relationship with yourself .
the film won the best screenplay , best director , best actress awards at the cinemalaya independent film festival in 2014 and the best actress and best supporting actor at the gawad urian awards in 2015 . more on the film ' s list of awards and nominations here .
women in martial law and feminism are rarities to talk about given how one - sided women are depicted by the crony - runed media through the squanderous blue ladies and their parties . lana ' s efforts is deeply inspired and heart - felt that you become to see the real vulnerabilities of women living under the regime . the flair it sparks is laudable , which is channeled by the performances of the actress it has . every bit of them is just spectacular .
she began the film living completely as the shadow and slave of her barber husband jose , attending to his every whim – making him food , ironing his shirts , heating his bath water – and also forced to tolerate his patronizing bullying attitude and his nocturnal ventures in town . even as she takes over the business when he dies – a task encouraged by the local pastor arturo ( eddie garcia , the actor - director who flourished in bwakaw ) and grows into her work as a better haircutter than his spouse , the change is slight and so incremental , even as she has to contend with the mayhem around her , as she plays the matriarch who cares for the other troubled women in the village – such as susan ( gladys reyes ) , who was pressurized into sex and continuous childbirth – while also beginning to care for the young rebel fighters in the area .
it’s almost six—the sun is golden . you live 20 kilometers away . you’re from somewhere in quezon city , or maybe alabang . wherever you’re from , you’ve probably gone through hell to get here . the traffic is unbearable , and you are exhausted . as you push the glass door , a familiar face assists you . a quick shift of mood ensues . suddenly , it doesn’t seem like a wednesday afternoon , but a sunday morning . the scent of nostalgia welcomes and greets you along with other friendly people in the neighborhood .
also known as the ,
the blossoming of maximo oliveros
, this was one of the first entries in the 1st cinemalaya independent film festival back in 2005 . this coming - of - age film rotates around 12 - year - old effeminate gay named maximo who is torn between his love for this bachelor police and his family . in 2006 , the berlin international film festival awarded the film as the best feature film and in 2010 was awarded by the gawad urian awards the best filipino film of the decade . more on the film ' s list of awards and nominations here .
this is the
saksak puso
film that you have been looking for ! starring joross gamboa , prince stefan , cj reyes and ae pattawan , i love you . thank you . is about these four gay guys who are all struggling through the joys and pains of unrequited love . shot in the breathtaking lands of thailand , cambodia and vietnam , this film will surely quench your wanderlust and endless search for enlightenment . the film won the indie movie musical scorer of the year at the star awards for movies this year , and was nominated best picture at the world premieres film festival in 2015 . more on the film ' s list of nominations here .
badil is a bicolano word for
gun
. the film depicts in vivid realism the mysterious and flawed politics in the philippines , especially in the remote areas of the country . the story follows mang ponso ( dick israel ) , lando ( jhong hilario ) and jen ( nikki gil ) as they act the main characters in the film . according to imdb reviewer , 3xhcch ,
the script of rody vera was so well - written , so gritty , down - to - earth , natural , and educational as well . director chito rono proves that even with a limited budget of p1 . 5m from the film development council of the philippines , one can create a film with beautiful cinematography , exciting editing , artistic depth and national significance . now that is a true master . 9 / 10 .
the film won the indie movie of the year award from star awards for movies in 2014 , while jhong hilario won the best performance award from the young critics circle . more on the film ' s list of awards and nominations here .
but worse is still to come . the mayor tells marilou to keep silent about the incident and then officially announces that it was the npa that ambushed and killed his wife . the media pick up his story and the mayor gets overwhelming sympathy from all , including president marcos who announces he will attend the funeral . to prepare for marcos’ visit , the mayor asks marilou to give him a haircut . as he promises marilou that she will be generously compensated for keeping her silence , marilou fatally stabs the mayor in the neck with his special gold - handled scissors . with luck , marilou is able to leave the mayor’s house unnoticed . she goes home and , to disguise herself , cuts her long hair and hides elsewhere in the barrio . to help marilou escape , her friends tessie , susan , rosa , and some kabaret girls take advantage of the good friday procession to smuggle her out of town , confusing the military by having all of their long hair cut short like that of marilou . marilou successfully escapes into the mountains and eventually joins the npa , taking luz ( light ) as her nom - de - guerre , the name that cecilia would have given the first child she never had .
welcome to rappler , a social news network where stories inspire community engagement and digitally fuelled actions for social change . rappler comes from the root words
rap
( to discuss ) +
ripple
( to make waves ) .
the cast includes eddie garcia , daniel fernando , nonie buencamino , iza calzado , and sharmaine buencamino .
marilou is quiet , taciturn , and unsure . she is an effigy of that familiar woman left suffering in the sidelines .
lana , like diaz - abaya , incorporates other female roles into the fold , such as the prostitute ( played beautifully by sue prado ) , the oft - pregnant best friend ( gladys reyes ) , the doting old maid ( shamaine centenera ) , the battered wife ( played with such wayward fragility by iza calzado ) of the philandering politico ( a devious nonie buencamino ) , into his film only to break and twist them to suit his message .
thankfully , lana forgoes defining female empowerment as the incorporation of commonly conceived male traits by female characters . to do so would only be a case of missing the point and celebrating the wrong things .
its rhythm is gradual and measured , never rushing only for the sake of plot . the film is peppered with humor , which seems to poke fun at how men , who are depicted in the film as either weak or needy , are subservient to women despite their control .
eugene domingo , eddie garcia , iza calzado , gladys reyes , shamaine buencamino , noni buencamino , nicco manalo , nora aunor , daniel fernando , sue prado . ( filipino , tagalog , english dialogue )


mr. justice raffles is a 1921 british crime film directed by gaston quiribet and starring gerald ames , eileen dennes and james carew .

it was based on the 1909 novel mr. justice raffles by e.w. hornung featuring his gentleman thief aj raffles .

the plot changed a number of details from the novel and inserted a romantic interest into the plot which sees raffles fall in love with camilla belsize , while trying to conceal his secret life as a leading cracksman from her .

mr . justice raffles ( film )

mr . justice raffles : chapter x .
my raffles right or wrong
by e . w . hornung @ classic reader
no , mr . manders , i meant after what we all heard between mr . levy and mr . raffles ; and you knew very well what i meant ,
added miss belsize severely .
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they wanted watching ,
rejoined miss belsize dryly .
they followed mr . raffles out of the ground !
mr . garland was on tip - toes watching the game again with mercurial ardour .
you won ' t tell him i told you , mr . manders ?
raffles holmes ( son of sherlock holmes and grandson of a . j . raffles ) ( 1906 )
the saint in london ( the misfortunes of mr . teal ) ( the saint in england )
mr . capone - e - 25 to life feat . hpg soldiers ( produced by clumsy beatz )
mr . manders will look after me ,
she said to him ,
won ' t you , mr . manders ?
i made some suitable asseveration , and she added :
mr . garland ' s a member , you know , and dying to go into the pavilion .
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when one of his cricket friends runs afoul of a ruthless moneylender , raffles decides to pay the man ' s bill . . . and then some . he also agrees to take on a job for the moneylender . but when the man tries to double - cross him , raffles decides to execute summary justice .
obviously !
says she , with an impromptu superiority worthy of raffles himself .
i wonder you never thought of that , mr . manders , when you know what a trick you both played mr . levy only yesterday . mr . raffles himself told us all about that ; and i ' m very grateful to you both ; you must know i am - - for teddy ' s sake ,
added miss belsize , with one quick remorseful glance towards the great arena .
still it only shows what mr . raffles is - - and - - and it ' s what i meant when we were talking about him yesterday .
i was afraid they might be , mr . manders , though i have never seen one off the stage .
i want to speak to you first ,
she said ,
where we shan ' t be overheard . it ' s about mr . raffles !
added miss belsize as she met my stare .
i thought you didn ' t like him ?
had been my remark , and
who says i do ?
was hers .
but he has done a lot for teddy ,
she went on ,
and never more than yesterday ,
with her hand for an instant on my arm ,
when you helped him ! i am dreadfully sorry for mr . garland , sorrier than i am for poor teddy . but mr . raffles is more than sorry . i know he means to do what he can . he seems to think there must be something wrong ; he spoke of bringing that brute to reason - - if not to justice . it would be too dreadful if such a creature could turn the tables on mr . raffles by trumping up any charge against him !
i want to speak to you , mr . manders ,
she said quickly but without embarrassment .
where can we talk ?
and you do see why i want to put mr . raffles on his guard ?
she said pointedly as we shook hands .
it ' s only because you and he have done so much for teddy !
napoleon bonaparte , ( son of a . j . raffles ) ( 1924 - 1966 )
from the beginning “raffles” had a further life on stage and screen . in 1903 hornung and eugene wiley presbrey adapted two of the stories for a play , raffles , the amateur cracksman , that ran successfully on broadway . there was a film of raffles in 1905 , listed as a short , that seems to have been lost . the great actor - manager gerald du maurier mounted a west end staging of the play in 1908 with himself in the title role . the production ran for two years .
he ' s all right !
muttered raffles with a long breath .
so is our mr . shylock , bunny ; we fixed things up in no time after all . but the worst of it is i shall only be able to stop - -
but why ?
i asked , as i followed raffles into the press behind the carriages .
and what about raffles ?
i asked as we struck out for ourselves across the grass .
but it was all a joke ,
she reminded us both with a bit of a start .
it must have been a joke , if mr . raffles did it at all . and it would be dreadful if anything happened to him because of a wretched practical joke !
oh , i shall be all right ,
she said .
i know where to find mr . garland , even if i don ' t pick up an escort on the way .
george orwell demonstrated that not only could works of popular fiction provide evidence of social attitudes but they could also include fine writing . he can hardly be blamed for ignoring the film or stage adaptations , even though the last raffles movie was being revived in 1944 when he was writing the essay . there was , however , a stage version of no orchids for miss blandish running in london in 1942 , and a film appeared in 1948 . the british censor later apologised for failing to protect the british public from such a dangerous film . as yet i have not tracked down this version , which was made in england in american settings and proved to be a great success . less successful was robert aldrich’s 1971 adaptation made in america , the grissom gang , which after extensive rewriting by leon griffith became a powerful full - scale tragedy . all of which will be the subject of another article .
raffles was already saying he must go , with an explanatory murmur to mr . garland , who clasped his hand with a suddenly clouded countenance . but miss belsize only bowed , and scarcely took her eyes off a couple of outwardly inferior men , who had attracted my attention through hers , until they also passed out of the ground .
one of the genial algy’s made famous by mr p . g . wodehouse , and accordingly he often ejaculated “what ? what ? ” to show he could hardly believe his own brilliance . ( charteris 1928 , 22 . )
i’d just like to correct the statement , “…to the posthumous raffles of the m . c . c . in 1979 . ” .
about raffles again ! about raffles , after all that she had learnt the day before ! i did not enjoy the prospect as i led the way past the ivy - mantled tennis - court of those days to the practice - ground , turned for the nonce into a tented lawn .
story : anthony valentine stars as the debonair a . j . raffles who is constantly in demand as a house guest on english country estates at the turn of the century . what his hosts don ' t realise is that raffles is also an accomplished jewel thief and safe - cracker .
things are going well for charles dance . the english - born actor best known stateside for his portrayal of tywin lannister on game of thrones is celebrating his 68th birthday today , as well as the release of the horror - action film dracula untold that will see him looking especially creepy as the master vampire .
no ; the first time was over there at the nets before play began . i noticed those two men behind teddy ' s net . they were not watching him ; that called my attention to them . it ' s my belief they were lying in wait for mr . raffles ; at any rate , when he came they moved away . but they followed us afterwards across the ground .
however , also in 1975 , yorkshire television produced raffles , a telemovie scripted by philip mackie from the same stories that were used in the play and the 1930 film . anthony valentine played raffles and christopher strauli was cast as bunny . then in 1977 there were broadcasts of a fourteen - episode mini - series entirely scripted by mackie and also starring valentine and strauli . they all followed the original hornung stories closely , and this was almost certainly the most faithful treatment of the characters ever attempted . the settings are victorian / edwardian and the upper classes are enjoyably arrogant and pretty much deserve to be robbed . hornung’s raffles , for all his adherence to his own code and his occasional chivalry , is far more ruthless than he had ever been played on screen before .
if raffles took a cab to his rooms ,
i said ,
he must be nearly there and i must telephone to him .
you would back your raffles right or wrong ?
i murmured , perceiving that camilla belsize was , after all , like all the rest of us .
the plot of the movie is a box of tricks : is the alarm on ? who turned it off ? where is the necklace hidden ? what makes this work as well as it does is colman . instead of the dashing crook of the “amateur cracksman” collection he plays the more regretful character of the later stories . of course the film does not follow the last story , “the knees of the gods” , in which raffles goes to the boer war , exposes a spy and dies heroically in action . but colman does capture the spirit of atonement and regret that is an essential part of hornung’s vision . satisfyingly in the movie raffles gets away in the end . but he has promised to reform .
one realises just how good this version is when one compares it with the 1939 remake . it is virtually the same sidney howard script , with some additions by john van druten which are not for the best . raffles’s “crimes” are more in the nature of pranks , not a livelihood , and david niven’s charming cracksman has nothing like the depth of colman’s . certainly dudley digges makes an excellent mackenzie and dame may witty is much more believable as lady melrose than alison skipworth’s enjoyably over - the - top performance was in the earlier film .
i ' ve been an avid fan of both sherlock holmes and aj raffles for as long as i was able to read . this tv series stays fairly true to the characters of raffles and bunny ( the criminal version of sherlock and watson ) , but most would only appreciate this short lived series if they were familiar with e . w . hornung ' s characters ( or if you ' re familiar with lawrence block ' s burgling bernie rhodenbarr character , his bookstore cat is named after aj raffles ) . more great british entertainment .
barry perowne ( real name philip atkey ) died on christmas eve 1985 . he wrote and published several raffles stories after 1979 in ellery queens mystery managzine , the last in 1983 .
for those of us in the 1960s and 1970s who wanted to teach and study mainstream fiction and film seriously , two essays were an inspiration : raymond chandler’s “the simple art of murder” and george orwell’s “ raffles and miss blandish ” . the latter was more “respectable” . it was after all written by the author of nineteen eighty - four and a noted essayist , while “ the simple art of murder ” was by a writer of private - eye novels . in fact they were both excellent critics , even if orwell was , perhaps , the more self - consciously intellectual . he chose e . w . hornung’s “raffles” stories to compare with james hadley chase’s novel no orchids for miss blandish because of their popularity and also because they “shine the limelight on the criminal” .
how ' s that ?
came almost simultaneously in teddy ' s ringing voice . up went the umpire ' s finger , and down came raffles ' s hand upon my thigh .
still ,
i pursued , with painfully sustained amusement ,
you were ready to find a . j . raffles being shadowed here at lord ' s of all places in the world ?
there was no mistake about her feeling now ; she really felt that it would be
dreadful if anything happened
to the man whom yesterday she had seemed both to dislike and to distrust . her voice vibrated with anxiety . a bright film covered the fine eyes , and they were finer than ever as they continued to face me unashamed ; but i was fool enough to speak my mind , and at that they flashed themselves dry .
but why should these men follow him ?
said i , really wondering why they should .
if there were anything definite against old raffles , don ' t you think he would be arrested ?
for orwell , what was important about the raffles stories was that their protagonist is not an honest man who has gone astray , but a public school man who has gone astray—a gentleman . moreover , hornung has made him a cricketer ; a game where in victorian and edwardian england sportsmanship and “good form” were valued over winning . “in making raffles a cricketer as well as a burglar , ” orwell argues , “hornung was drawing the sharpest moral contrast he could possibly imagine . ” the stories are , the famous socialist insists , about snobbery . raffles and bunny are at best upper - middle - class , without the means to sustain their lifestyle . raffles is only welcomed into “society” because of his cricket and his personal charm . his revenge is to steal from these same upper classes . but he does have standards . as a houseguest he will rob the other guests but not his host . orwell insists that raffles usually goes unarmed and executes his robberies without violence . the overall impression , he concludes , is one of boyishness , of a time when there were standards , even if they were foolish ones .
oh ! if i can ' t get on without you ,
said raffles , not nicely ,
i ' ll let you know fast enough . but do drop the subject now ; here come old garland and camilla belsize !
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and because she did not end by reminding me of my promise , i was all the more reluctantly determined to keep it to the letter , even though raffles should think as ill as ever of one who was at least beginning to think better of him .
and the best catch !
cried raffles .
come on , bunny ; that ' s my nunc dimittis for the day . there would be nothing to compare with it if i could stop to see every ball bowled , and i mustn ' t see another .
orwell was mistaken when he stated raffles was usually unarmed . a close reading of the stories reveals he usually carries a revolver and is prepared to use it . barrymore was ahead of his time when he explored the cracksman’s addiction to danger , but mackie and valentine portray this aspect of the character with relish . revolvers also appear and are even fired—occasionally . the series is shot in the usual style for british television of the period : videotape for interiors , 16mm film for exteriors . the acting is unabashedly theatrical , which suits the victorian / edwardian setting . mackie builds up the character of inspector mackenzie , making him , as played by victor carin in ginger side - whiskers , as unpleasant and arrogant as he is in the books . mackie mines the rich vein of comedy in the originals at the expense of making bunny an outraged silly ass straight out of p . g . wodehouse . only occasionally does the rather anguished character of the original emerge . however , bunny is given at least two episodes where he executes daring rescues as some kind of compensation . there is also the delicious image of raffles and bunny climbing the wall of a country house in full evening dress complete with top hats .
you ' ll let me know when it ' s to be ?
i whispered , but raffles only answered ,
i wonder jack studley didn ' t wait till there was more of a crust on the mud pie . that tripe ' s no use without a fast wicket !
this is a delightful period piece with witty dialog and loveable
bad guys .
by pinching jewels from the wealthy , raffles and bunny are able to maintain their upper middle class lifestyle using a bit of robin hood logic to justify their crimes ( robbing from the rich to help the poor - the poor being themselves ) . the original author was e . w . hornung , the brother - in - law to sir arthur conan doyle . hornung wanted to create a criminal character as a foil to the ever popular sherlock holmes . raffles might not be a famous as sherlock but he is every bit as clever and quite endearing .
a . j . raffles , cracksman , was a light - hearted rascal , who had never worried about leading a double existence until he met camilla belsize . camilla only knew about him as a cricketer - one of the gentlemen of england - a public idol , and a charming companion . but raffles realised that he could never ask her to marry him , and he cursed the very nature that had made him a dangerous , as well as adored member of society . and so , when young teddy garland , wicket keeper for oxford , stepped in , he found he had a clear field , and he won the hand of camilla .
characters that rick lai postulated were wold newton family members ( such as dr . james noel and dominick medina ) , and characters who , by descent , must be wold newton family members ( examples are rasputin , raffles holmes , archie goodwin , creighton holmes , dawn drummond - clayton , ching yao chang , hsu - tei
that catch will console me for a lot ,
i heard him say quite heartily to raffles . but camilla ' s comment was altogether perfunctory ; indeed , i wondered that so sophisticated a person did not affect some little enthusiasm . she seemed more interested , however , in the crowd than in the cricket . and that was usual enough .
the essay was written in 1944 but was still influential in the 1960s . my friend and mentor bill maidment contemplated making a similar analysis of mickey spillane , and together with john flaus encouraged me to undertake an article for film digest comparing ross macdonald , raymond chandler and dashiel hammett’s novels with their screen adaptations . another source of inspiration was chandler’s “the simple art of murder” , also written in 1944 . even though they are both masterpieces of literary and cultural criticism , these two great essays are very much of their time . chandler was making the case for the more “realistic” type of crime fiction that had emerged in the 1920s and 1930s , while orwell was commenting on the underlying attitudes in british popular fiction . however , he told only part of the story .
graham greene penned a neat little three - act play , ‘the return of a . j . raffles’ , in 1985 , which captures the spirit of the original stories beautifully . ( four new books by hornung have been published during the past nine months , incidentally , and the 150th anniversary of his birth will be celebrated in middlesbrough on 7 june 2016 . )
just in time ,
said raffles , as he sat down and the cambridge men emerged from the pavilion , capped and sashed in varying shades of light blue . the captain ' s colours were bleached by service ; but the wicket - keeper ' s were the newest and the bluest of the lot , and as a male historian i shrink from saying how well they suited him .
anthony valentine and a stellar cast of british actors deliver superb performances in these beautifully crafted adaptations of the work of e . w . hornung , brother - in - law of sir arthur conan doyle . in each episode , the roguish raffles and his intrepid companion set out to plunder the wealth of the aristocracy , stay out of the reach of the law , and revel in the thrill of the game .
there was an absolute echo of my own tone in
trumping up any charge ,
and i thought the echo sounded even more insincere . but at least it showed me where we were . miss belsize was not deceived ; she only wanted me to think she was . miss belsize had divined what i knew , but neither of us would admit to the other that the charge against raffles would be true enough .
i eagerly inquired as to the upshot of the earlier interview , but raffles looked as though he had not heard . the oxford captain had come out to open the innings with a player less known to fame ; the first ball of the match hurtled down the pitch , and the oxford captain left it severely alone . teddy took it charmingly , and almost with the same movement the ball was back in the bowler ' s hands .
raffles was quite right . another wicket fell cheaply in another way ; then came a long spell of plucky cricket , a stand not masterly but dogged and judicious , in which many a ball outside the off - stump was allowed to pass unmolested , and a few were unfortunate in just beating the edge of the bat . on the tricky wicket teddy ' s work was cut out for him , and beautifully he did it . it was a treat to see his lithe form crouching behind the bails , to rise next instant with the rising ball ; his great gloves were always in the right place , always adhesive . once only he held them up prematurely , and a fine ball brushed the wicket on its way for four byes ; it was his sole error all the morning . raffles sat enchanted ; so in truth did i ; but between the overs i endeavoured to obtain particulars of his latest parley with dan levy , and once or twice extracted a stray detail .
the technical slang of the modern cricket - field is ever a weariness ; at the moment it was something worse , and i resigned myself to the silent contemplation of as wild an over as ever was bowled at lord ' s . a shocking thing to the off was sent skipping past point for four .
tripe !
muttered raffles to himself . a very good one went over the bails and thud into garland ' s gloves like a round - shot .
well bowled !
said raffles with less reserve . another delivery was merely ignored , both at the wicket and at my side , and then came a high full - pitch to leg which the batsman hit hard but very late . it was a hit that might have smashed the pavilion palings . but it never reached them ; it stuck in teddy ' s left glove instead , and none of us knew it till we saw him staggering towards long - leg , and tossing up the ball as he recovered balance .
saw this years ago , most likely on pbs , and it ' s stuck with me ever since . it ' s a lovely production , the sets and dialogue really draw you in and make you feel like you ' re in another decade . unfortunately , my rating has to be 4 stars because acorn didn ' t add subtitles , something that i thought all dvds were supposed to have . i ' m not hard - of - hearing , but sometimes the audio or a thick accent garbles a word and that takes away from the overall enjoyment of the experience . still . . . if you want to have a good time with a likable scoundrel and his sidekick , i recommend raffles . it ' s a wonderful way to while - away an afternoon , sipping tea and laughing at upper class high - jinks and impecunious young men inadvertently saving the day .
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teddy garland looks as though nothing had happened ,
was what i said at the time , as i peered through my binocular at the padded figure with the pink face and the gigantic gloves .
that ' s because he knows there ' s a chance of nothing more happening ,
was the reply .
i ' ve seen him and his poor old governor up here since i saw dan levy .
he broke off , mouth open as it might have been mine . a ball had been driven hard to extra cover , and quite well fielded ; another had been taken by teddy as competently as the first , but not returned to the bowler . the oxford captain had played at it , and we heard something even in block b .
he ' s caught him , bunny !
he cried in my ear above the cambridge cheers .
the best bat on either side , and teddy ' s outed him third ball !
he stopped to watch the defeated captain ' s slow return , the demonstration on the pitch in teddy ' s honour ; then he touched me on the arm and dropped his voice .
he ' s forgotten all his troubles now , bunny , if you like ; nothing ' s going to worry him till lunch , unless he misses a sitting chance . and he won ' t , you ' ll see ; a good start means even more behind the sticks than in front of ' em .
the old sinner has a place on the river , bunny , though i have my suspicions of a second establishment nearer town . but i ' m to find him at his lawful home all the next few nights , and sitting up for me till two in the morning .
i ' m going there this morning for a peep at the crib ; there ' s no time to be lost , but on the other hand there ' s a devil of a lot to learn . i say , bunny , there ' s going to be another change of bowling ; the fast stuff , too , by jove !
a massive youth had taken the ball at the top end , and the wicket - keeper was retiring to a more respectful distance behind the stumps .
that ' s the worst ball that ever took a wicket in this match !
vowed a reverend veteran as the din died down .
you ' re not thinking of doing it to - night , a . j . ?
but if i can help you ?
i whispered , after a momentary separation in the throng .
only just to hear what they think of teddy ,
the poor old boy confessed ; and when we had arranged where to meet in the interval , away he hurried with his keen , worn face .
and watch as well ?
i suggested , thinking of the young man at his best behind the sticks .
i ' m afraid he ' s in some danger ,
replied miss belsize . and she stopped in her walk and confronted me as frankly as though we had the animated scene to ourselves .
danger !
i repeated , guiltily enough , no doubt .
what makes you think that , miss belsize ?
not if you don ' t want me to ,
said i , taken aback more by her manner than by the request itself .
there are so many men to notice ,
said i to gain time .
but these were not the sort one expects to see here to - day .
only because i saw you watching them ,
said i , recalling the whole scene .
i looked round to see ,
said miss belsize , avoiding my eyes for the first time .
i was ready for anything , anywhere ,
said miss belsize ,
after all i heard yesterday afternoon .
it was an ingenuously disingenuous suggestion ; it brought my companion ' s eyes back to mine , with something of the scorn that i deserved .
but surely you didn ' t take all that seriously ?
said i , without denying the just impeachment .
how could i help it ? the insinuation was serious enough , in all conscience !
exclaimed camilla belsize .
do you mean it might have been a trick ?
said i , recalling the victim ' s own make - believe at the albany . and not only did camilla appear to embrace that theory with open arms ; she had the nerve to pretend that it really was what she had meant .
i don ' t remember ,
said i , remembering fast enough .
in the rockery ,
she reminded me .
when you asked what people said about him , and i said that about living on his wits .
i ' m not so sure ,
said i .
but his wits wouldn ' t carry him very far if he only took necklaces and put them back again .
oh ! i don ' t know ,
was the slightly irritable answer .
i only think he should be warned that he is being followed .
yes !
said she .
whatever he has done - - after what he did for teddy yesterday !
and suppose he really did take mrs . levy ' s necklace ?
i spoke as one playfully plumbing the abysmally absurd ; what i did desire to sound was the loyalty of this new , unexpected , and still captious ally . and i thought myself strangely successful at the first cast ; for miss belsize looked me in the face as i was looking her , and i trusted her before she spoke .
against a vulgar extortioner , most decidedly !
she returned , without repudiating the possessive pronoun .
it doesn ' t follow that i think anything of him - - apart from what you did between you for teddy yesterday .
we had continued our stroll some time ago , and now it was i who stood still . i looked at my watch . it still wanted some minutes to the luncheon interval .
only in the pavilion , i believe , for the use of the members .
but it was she who escorted me to the tall turnstile nearest wellington road .
the ' gentleman cracksman ' s ' exploits are meant to be fun , but they are also blessed by darker textures . with lead characters based in part on oscar wilde and lord alfred douglas , there is a subtle gay sub - text in the originals - - just one of the elements that drew george orwell ' s incisive attention
for orwell , no orchids for miss blandish is “a header into a cesspool” . the story is of the kidnapping of a heiress—the miss blandish of the title—by two separate gangs . the original plan had been to kill her as soon as the ransom money was received but slim , a simple - minded member of the gang whose sole pleasure in life consists of driving his knife into other people’s bellies , takes a fancy to her even though he is sexually impotent . his mother , the brains of the gang , decides to keep miss blandish alive until slim can rape her and cure his impotence . the rape is achieved but an equally brutal private eye breaks the case and the gang is exterminated . miss blandish , who has acquired a taste for slim’s caresses , throws herself out of the window of a skyscraper after she is rescued .
orwell concedes that no orchids for miss blandish is “a brilliant piece of writing , with hardly a wasted word or a jarring note anywhere” and mentions that the plot derives from william faulkner’s sanctuary . what he finds deplorable is that “the english author has made a complete mental transference to the american underworld” . the whole theme of this and chase’s other books , he argues , is the pursuit of power—pure fascism indistinguishable in orwell’s opinion from the stalinists in the socialist movement . clearly he was still vividly recalling his experiences in the spanish civil war , which he had brilliantly described in homage to catalonia . orwell’s conclusion is typically incisive :
comparing the schoolboy atmosphere of the one book with the cruelty and corruption of the other one is driven to feel that snobbishness , like hypocrisy , is a check upon behaviour whose value from a social point of view has been underrated .
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younger u . s . audiences — those who missed out on last action hero in 1993 — probably don’t realize the actor has a long acting resume prior to playing the ruthless lord of casterly rock . dance’s imdb credits list him in just about every bbc production since 1985 , not to mention his three dozen or so stage roles . in celebration of charles dance — and as an excuse to remind you that he was in the contractor with wesley snips and a movie called space truckers — here’s a timeline of roles you might have forgotten the actor played before making his way to westeros .
only a man whose heart is pure can wield the knife , and only a man whose ass is narrow can get down these steps . and if mine’s is such an ass , then i shall have it .
the deli where i grabbed my lunch yesterday had “this tv network” on yesterday , which was playing china moon , starring ed harris , madeline stowe , benicio del toro , and charles dance .
i think the 1989 bond movie with tim dalton was “license to kill” or the other one who’s name escapes me .
i’m considering this a massive oversight : the 1990 tv version of phantom of the opera . he played the phantom .
my favorite filmed version of the story , and the only version where he actually works as a sympathetic character .
can’t explain why , but i remember space truckers fondly . tho , the robot male parts were still creepy as shit
and there’s no way anyone forgot about last action hero . movie’s too much fun .
i remember watching something called hidden city where he’s running around an unfamiliar london . it was a bit like “frantic” and looking at the imdb entry ( [ www . imdb . com ] ) it sounds intriguing and there’s some great talent involved . it was boring as shit .
around 2001 or so , i saw charles dance , paul rudd and jessica lange in a play . i can’t remember much of the play ( on account of terrible seats and jetlag ) , but i remember dance was really impressive on stage . and i also remember thinking , “is that the guy from clueless ? ”
he played a hustler archaeologist in pascali’s island . bonus scantily clad helen mirren ,
even buzzfeed puts more effort into their obvious clickbait lists than this . you couldn’t even be bothered to write a single sentence about each role ? just a quick trip to imdb and google and call it the day ? this is the sort of stuff you see on a first timers attempt at using listal .
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our interest’s on the dangerous edge of things . the honest thief , the tender murderer , the superstitious atheist . ( greene , 85 )
i help brave men who cannot help themselves . i give them a chance to get back a little of their own from the men who battened and fattened on them , who helped to starve their dependents while they were fighting , who smoked fat cigars in the haunts of their betters , and hoped the war might never end . ( lloyds magazine , march 1921 , 382 . )
then came the war . who should be the first to answer the call but verrell , whose soul craved for adventure ? time after time he performed deeds of valour which caused his name to ring loud with renown throughout the army , but miraculously his life was spared and his bravery earned its own reward , for he was presented with the m . m . ( graeme 1925 , 25 )
what little difference there was… merely the matter of a shirt ; although blackshirt wore the evening clothes of his other self , the one thing he never used was the spotless white shirt of richard verrell , knowing full well that to do so would , in effect , be asking for trouble . ( graeme 1929 , 87 . )
i’ve met the most wonderful girl in the world . by all the laws of adventure , i’m bound to have to to save her life two or three times during the next ten days . i shall kiss her very passionately in the next chapter , and we shall be married . ( charteris 1928 , 21 . )
in the event , he kisses her passionately , and more , in the last chapter , but he doesn’t marry her . like his hero , charteris himself plays fast and loose with generic expectations . in the same book , meet the tiger , there is a silly - ass character , with a silly - ass name – algernon de breton lomas - coper . he is defined by charteris in literary terms , as :
very interesting reading . ‘the durable desperados’ is a 1973 book which discusses these topics further .
surprised yoou didn’t mention john buchan’s john macnab , where the central characters take up poaching - a half - way stage to outright criminality - as a cure for boredom .
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) , a gentleman of leisure and a first - class cricketer . but when he’s not dining at his club or taking wickets for england , he’s often engaged in his other favorite activity - - relieving the wealthy of their riches .
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charming . not the strongest bbc production , but the old - fashioned , well . . . charm . . . keeps me going back .
charming victorian villain that steals from the rich , and yet people keep inviting him back ! they have an idea it is him , but he is so loveable and charming that they like him and want to be in his company anyway . he is quite the dandy and is in all the rich and famous circles so no one suspects it is him in the beginning . but all roads lead to him toward the end of the series . will he get away with it ? this is an older series that i had never seen before , but i really looked forward to watching it every day until finished .
fantastic . i don ' t know why everyone isn ' t watching this ! i can ' t lend it to my friends fast enough ! it ' s gentle , fun , funny , adventurous . it is especially timeless and a great portrayal of the victorian period . i love the acting , the stories , the characters , the sets . there is nothing about this that i don ' t love . and a cat burglar cricketer and his mate chronicler and fellow cat burglar ! it ' s exciting stuff !
as the show went on the actor ' s became more comfortable in their roles i found it to be enjoyable .
loved it . a cody warm british series . witty , well acted , well written .
a really good show . only problem is the subtitles get messed . . .
a really good show . only problem is the subtitles get messed up at around act 2 , someone should like . look into that .
it was okay . the plot was
see through
. the ending was fun .
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universe , along with general dates or known periods of operation . many on the list were originally placed in the universe by philip josé farmer ( not intended to be an all - inclusive list - see
tarzan alive and doc savage ) . i have added many more through their involvement in crossover stories with farmer ' s original wold
clark savage iv , pam savage , spencer holmes , james suzuki , and spock of vulcan ) .
brown text indicates revisions and additions to the character list by dennis power . the revisions and additions will reflect new characters , speculations on the relationships between the characters and additional background information . these are often brought in by his own research and do not necessarily reflect the characters accepted by the original wold
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his many identities throughout the ages may have included methusaleh , jeroboam , achilles , alexander the great , leonardo da vinci , william shakespeare , johannes brahames , dr . wilson evergreen , micah brack , abramson , sten from marcos ii , dr . emil vaslovik
thorn , dominion , a sharpness on the neck , a question of time , a matter of taste , seance for a vampire . the differences between stoker ' s dracula and saberhagen ' s dracula are discussed
hero of napoleon ' s army . character created by a . c . doyle
captain wilton parmiter , sgt . morgan o ' rourke , cpl . randolph agarn and other members of f -
impey barbicane , j . t . maston , and other members of the baltimore gun club ( 1865 - 1886 )
james moriarity was character created by a . c . doyle . he appears in the
the green eyes have it - or are they blue ? , by christopher carey .
character created by george w . trendle and fran striker for nationally syndicated radio show .
character created by e . w . hornug ( brother in law of a . c . doyle )
charles beauregard , sr . ( grandfather of clive reston ) ( 1887 - 1920s )
boothby , guy : a bid for fortune , or dr . nikola ' s vendetta ( html at forgotten futures )
boothby , guy : dr . nikola returns ( html at blackmask . com )
boothby , guy : the lust of hate ( html at blackmask . com )
and his associates , lord john roxton * and edward d . malone ( 1893 - 1920s )
nan sherwood of pine camp ; or , the old lumberman ' s secret .
nan sherwood at rose ranch ; or , the old mexican ' s treasure . 1919
and as a main character in tarzan at the earth ' s core and back to the stone age .
( completed from upfield ' s notes by j . l . price and dorothy strange )
captain philip collins , seaman jake holman and the rest of the crew of the u . s . s . san pablo
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