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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby Malia » Tue Oct 26, 2010 5:56 pm

Happy Birthday to Andrew Motion, noted Keatsian, who was born on this day in 1952.
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby Ennis » Tue Oct 26, 2010 6:33 pm

Malia wrote:Happy Birthday to Andrew Motion, noted Keatsian, who was born on this day in 1952.


I knew Motion was born in the same year I was, but I did not know his birth date was so close to Keats's!! What a coincidence: Motion, the author of the biography Campion was reading when she became inspired to tell the Keats-Brawne story, as well as the consultant to Campion when researching and filming "Bright Star" and Ben Whishaw, who so beautifully portrayed Keats, were both born in the same month as Keats!!

Oh, while I'm thinking about Whishaw: 10th December: film version of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" (with Helen Mirren as Prospera!) will be released in theatres in US; Whishaw plays Ariel. Ropes of Silicon site has the trailer for viewing. Quite a different role for Ben, although he has stage experience with Shakespeare; different interpretation of Ariel.
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby Malia » Tue Oct 26, 2010 10:03 pm

Ennis wrote:Oh, while I'm thinking about Whishaw: 10th December: film version of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" (with Helen Mirren as Prospera!) will be released in theatres in US; Whishaw plays Ariel. Ropes of Silicon site has the trailer for viewing. Quite a different role for Ben, although he has stage experience with Shakespeare; different interpretation of Ariel.



Finally! I wasn't sure "The Tempest" would *ever* be released. It will definitely be on my list of films to see :)
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby Saturn » Thu Dec 16, 2010 12:24 am

Happy Birthday today to BrokenLyre!
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby marwood » Thu Dec 16, 2010 11:08 pm

Happy Birthday! From freezing Britain!
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby Raphael » Sun Dec 19, 2010 12:03 am

Hope you had a good one Broken Lyre!
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby Saturn » Sat Jun 11, 2011 12:06 am

And a very happy Birthday to Raphael today :)

Hope you have a wonderful day.
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby Raphael » Sat Jun 11, 2011 1:55 am

Thanks Saturn- I'm going to a holistic fair in the day and being taken to dinner by my new partner in the evening- going to the local tapas bar as they do veggie paellla (quite hard to find places to eat when one is veggie and has intolerances to cow's milk, wheat, eggs and sugar! )
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby Cybele » Sat Jun 11, 2011 3:38 am

Let me add my best wishes to you on your birthday, Raphael!
(It's still your b-day on this side of the pond.)
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby Raphael » Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:04 pm

Thanks Cybele x
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby BrokenLyre » Tue Jun 14, 2011 5:48 am

A very belated Happy Birthday to you, friend. Hope you are well.

Unfortunately I have been buried, and can't get to this site like I used to.
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Re: Happy Birthday!

Postby Raphael » Tue Jun 14, 2011 11:14 pm

Thanks BL- what do you mean by "buried"- is that American slang for busy? Hope you can get to come here more often- miss your thoughtful posts.
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