John Hurt V For Vendetta 1984
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John hurt v for vendetta 1984. I want every man woman and child to understand how close we are to chaos. In those films we see hurt play both sides of the coin in narratives that depict dystopian totalitarian societies. This country stands on the edge of oblivion says john hurt as the high chancellor addressing a cadre of yes men.
Showing all 15 items jump to. John hurt was winston the main protagonist of 1984 and chancellor sutler the antagonist of v for vendetta. The youngest child of phyllis massey an engineer and one time actress and reverend arnould herbert hurt an anglican clergyman and.
James mcteigue chose hurt to remind viewers of that earlier role. V for vendetta 4k ultra hd blu ray digital set against the futuristic landscape of totalitarian britain v for vendetta tells the story of a mild mannered young woman named evey natalie portman who is rescued from a life and death situation by a masked man hugo weaving known only as v incomparably charismatic and ferociously skilled in the art of combat and deception v ignites a. V for vendetta is a 2006 dystopian political action film directed by james mcteigue and written by the wachowskis based on the 1988 dc limited series of the same name by alan moore and david lloydset in an alternative future where a nordic supremacist and neo fascist totalitarian regime has subjugated the united kingdom the film centres on v portrayed by hugo weaving an anarchist and.
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Theres an important film link that may seem accidental at first. The world in which v lives is very similar to orwells totalitarian dystopia in 1984. In the lexicon of film he hurt completely became that 1984 character so to turn this on its head and have winston who had been shouted down at so thoroughly years later shouting down at everybody as big brotherthis was a nice subversive thing.
John hurt speaks about acting in v for vendetta and 1984. One of the many actors that had always been there for me was now gone. But theres two films that stand out particularly for me 1984 and v for vendetta.
One of stage screen and tvs finest transatlantic talents slight gravel voiced pasty looking john vincent hurt was born on january 22 1940 in shirebrook a coal mining village in derbyshire england. Artistic and unacceptable religious works were confiscated. After years of various wars england is now under big brother chancellor adam sutler played by john hurt who ironically played winston smith in the movie 1984 whose party uses force and fear to run the nation.