[Hardy-l] the surreal question

[Pauline Guerin]

Actually Carolyn, I think you really hit the nail on the head for me here.  That was exactly how I felt about it.  I guess it's difficult for a director to get across a 'feeling' from a book or play in the first place, and let's face it, there'll always be someone who doesn't really like what they did with it.  But yes I too felt it was a trifle too hammy.  I want to get the series on dvd when I can, so, who knows, it may well change all that, but I'd very interested to see what your friend says about it as well.

As for the 'howler' Roy, as I say to my students whilst pointing out grammatical and spelling errors from people who really really should know better, even the best of us get it wrong occasionally, but I'm glad it amused you.

Best regards


Pauline




Pauline Guerin MA

-----Original Message-----
From: carolyn mcgrath [mailto:carolynmcgrathuk at yahoo.co.uk] 

 
I agree the series wasn't perfection by any means, but it was good to have Hardy on mainstream TV. I was disappointed too by various bits, and found certain actions a bit hammy. There was a moment you would have seen when Tess was walking from the stone, past Angel, to the police when it felt like 'Exit, slowly and majestically, stage left'. It felt very stage-directed at points and I think it needed something more 'filmy' - maybe something grander in the filming - at that point, for example, to take a wider, aerial shot of the police and the plains and a small figure amongst the stones.