Viddy Violence - a theme for Mimi

My besty mate wonders if her boy thinks about fights. This in the 21st Century. It’s been going on for generations and there’s a clip here that was BANNED for years, the film was A Clockwork Orange, its stars were Malcolm McDowell and a young Ray Winstone.

The film poster (an absolute classic) was seen on bedroom walls a decade later. Young star Malcolm went on to be part of Lindsay Anderson’s team and became Mick Travis. If and O Lucky Man were films that defined their age, their actors and their audiences.

The first clip is the very young Malc



Fighting the droogs, and then, in If
There was something indecent about Travis:



And Travis just hated them all.

He became the unprincipled travelling salesman in O Lucky Man



A very lucky man to encounter the gorgeous Helen

And at the very end of it:



Lindsay – who I meet years ago at a film festival, is now dead. Malcolm has gone to Hollywood for Star Trek movies. Helen is the Queen of England.

I still love the films, but I don’t think any of us thought the participants would be in this place now.

Marceau: The Speaking Part

Marcel Marceau, The Quiet Art - Guitou

Depart
assez vu. La vision s'est rencontrée a tous les airs.
Assez eu. Rumeurs des villes, le soir, et au soleil, et toujours.
Assez connu. Les arrêts de la vie.-O rumeurs et visions!
Départ dans l'affection et le bruit neufs!

Departure,
Seen enough.The vision met itself in every kind of air
Had enough. Noises of cities in the evening, in the sunlight, and forever.
Known enough. The haltings of life. Oh! Noises and Visions!
Departure into new affection and sound

Arthur Rimbaud

What a fool am I? - Mimitig

As much as I envelop the sentiment of this:

Which is nothing more than empire and royalty, so I also embrace the king of equality – who I once worked with.
Our friend in socialism Billy Bragg

It’s a choice for us all.
So is it a choice of Esa Pekka or Billy? I don’t think so.
We’re none of us really believing in a new England.
There’s only one thing we all hang our hopes on.
Love. One way or another, that’s what we go to bed believing in.

xxxx
mimi

What if you spoke like you commented? - Ebren

sometimes someone makes something that captures the spirit of the age while giving you a new insight onto your own and others' behaviour.

This isn't that, but it's fun.